Director of Early Learning Foundations Preschool
With more than 10,000 hours of holistic experience in the field of Early Childhood Education, Vicky is an expert in Child Development. Her extensive education and 20+ years of working with young children and families combine to create an in-depth knowledge of how children learn and grow. At Early Learning Foundations, Vicky works with our teachers to create an innovative and comprehensive preschool curriculum. Vicky is a constant presence in our classroom, modeling best practices, forming relationships with the children and ensuring that each of their individual needs are being met.
Before becoming the Director of Early Learning Foundations, Vicky was at Teachers College at Columbia University for more than 12 years. While there, she maintained a classroom practice at the Rita Gold Center Lab School, trained teachers, was the subject of two dissertations, and taught undergraduate and Master’s seminars in Early Childhood Development and Theoretical Foundations in Early Childhood. She holds a Masters of Education from Teachers College, with a focus on Theories of Development, and has many years of practical experience teaching two- and three-year olds and overseeing the professionals who work with them.
Additionally, Vicky conducts research in the field of Early Childhood Education, attending and presenting at Early Childhood conferences and advocacy events.
Vicky’s depth of experience contributes greatly to Early Learning Foundation’s play-based and emergent philosophy, which emphasizes that children are competent, self-driven learners.
“Very young children greet the world with an innate sense of wonder. Our work at Early Learning Foundations is to nurture that curiosity so that it will grow not just during the child’s time here, but throughout their life.”
— Victoria McLaughlin
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Michael/Bonni Branciforte
Founders -
Melissa van Wijk
Director of the Tiny Tot Fitness Program -
Maxine Stadnik
Director of Art and PEP -
Andrew Parra
Director of Tae Kwon Do Program -
Lindsay Branciforte
Program Coordinator and Public Relations -
Carla Jolis
Director of Cooking Programs -
Chris Vollaro
Director of Gymnastics and Sports Program -
Haley Blair
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Front Desk's Staff
Jessica Flores, Rehaab Zohny and Alexis Sweeting -
Victoria McLaughlin
Director of E.L.F. Preschool and PREP -
Frank Torres
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