Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center Staff
The Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center is divided into eight classrooms. Our Tarrytown building contains three Toddler classrooms, three Preschool classrooms, and two classrooms dedicated to after-school programs for children from Kindergarten through fifth grade. Staff members are assigned to each classroom in accordance with required staff member-to-child ratios, as established by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).
Each classroom is staffed with a teacher and enough assistant teachers to ensure that required ratios are maintained. An executive director, an assistant director, and an office manager administer the programs of the Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center. The Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center has a proud history of maintaining loyal long-term staff members. We have a well-established and ongoing commitment to staff development and training. All staff members hired meet OCFS established experience and education requirements according to position level.
TRAINING
Staff members must attend thirty hours of training in required content areas during each two-year licensing period. Additionally, new staff members must attend fifteen hours of training in required content areas during their initial six months of employment.
Required content areas include principles of early childhood development, nutritional needs of children, child day care program development, statutes and regulations pertaining to child care, child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention, shaken-baby syndrome, statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment, safety and security procedures, and business record maintenance and management.
LICENSING
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) licenses the Elizabeth Mascia Child Care Center to provide child care services. The main center is licensed to serve 28 Toddlers, 49 Preschoolers, and 37 School-aged children. Licenses are renewed every two years following a formal program review conducted by OCFS.
Current compliance certificates from the Westchester County Board of Health and the local fire inspectors are maintained on site.
Meet our Child Care Staff
ON SITE
ADMINISTRATION
Christina Cortese | Executive Director |
Joan Ann Mazza | Administrative Assistant |
Emma Pisapia | Family Liaison |
Mary Ridenhour & Blanca Guazhima | Kitchen |
Kim Tamura | Nurse |
TEACHING STAFF
TODDLER 1 | |
Victoria Moya | Lead Teacher |
Gissell Torrez | Assistant Teacher |
Genesis Tapia-Baez | Floater |
TODDLER 2 | |
Morelia Huaman | Lead Teacher |
Cecilia Baez | Assistant Teacher |
Silenny Variano | Floater |
TODDLER 3 | |
Emma Pisapia | Lead Teacher |
Michelle Kemp | Assistant Teacher |
Byrma Ferreris | Assistant Teacher |
PRESCHOOL (3/1) | |
Melanie Varela Ramos | Lead Teacher |
Denise Flores Pena | Assistant Teacher |
Janett Chachuca | Floater |
PRESCHOOL (3/2) | |
Carmen Patterson | Lead Teacher |
Carol Yunga | Assistant Teacher |
PRESCHOOL (4) | |
Gina Pyatt | Lead Teacher |
Victoria Sati | Assistant Teacher |
Jaylene Gonzalez | Floater |
AFTER-SCHOOL | |
Whitney O’Brien Lord | Lead Teacher |
Stacey Torchio | Lead Teacher |
Jahmad Thomas | Assistant Teacher |
Stephanie Ware | Floater |
FLOATERS | |
Stephanie Ware | Floater |
Jaylene Gonzalez | Floater |
Genesis Tapia-Baez | Floater |
Silenny Variano | Floater |
Janett Chachuca | Floater |
Integrated Program at EMCCC: The Children’s School
Daniella Palumbo | Teacher |
Matilde Reymondez | Assistant Teacher |
Louise Lubin | Teacher’s Aide |
UPK Program (Off Site)
Venesse Eljamal | Teacher |
Dana Miller | Teacher |
Alicia Montero | Teacher |
Lynne Onyeneho | Teacher |
Regine Revilloza | Teacher |
Ginna Scollo | Teacher |
Sophia Ortega | Assistant Teacher |
Laura Hagerman | Assistant Teacher |
Diana Pesantez | Assistant Teacher |
Esther Molina | Assistant Teacher |
Lucianny Rodriguez | Assistant Teacher |
Rocio Castaneda | Leave Replacement Assistant Teacher |