Director– Christi Batie– Christi has been with First Steps since 2011. She was born and raised in Loveland and has worked in child care since 1997. The majority of that time has been spent in classrooms with children under the age of three.
Nursery Supervisor/Infant Lead Teacher– Noelle Simpson - Noelle has been with First Steps since 2019. She was born and raised in Colorado with the last 24 of those years being in Loveland. Noelle has worked in Early Childhood since 2003 with ages 0-12 and the infant/toddler age is her absolute favorite!
Toddler Lead Teacher– Bridget Van Atta- Bridget has been with First Steps since 2015 and did child care in her home when her sons were growing up. She was born and raised in Loveland and graduated from Thompson Valley High School. She has worked in the child care field for over 20 years.
Full Day Classroom Aide- Mercedys- Mercedys has been at First Steps since 2022. She was born and raised in Loveland and prior to joining the team she was a stay at home mom and did childcare out of her home.
Part Day Classroom Aide- Madalynn-Madalynn has been with First Steps since 2020. She has lived in Colorado all her life and graduated from Berthoud high school. She has worked all over Thompson School District as a sub since 2016. Before that she was a stay at home mom taking care of her kids and volunteering in the schools. She loves working with children of all ages.
Nursery Supervisor/Infant Lead Teacher– Noelle Simpson - Noelle has been with First Steps since 2019. She was born and raised in Colorado with the last 24 of those years being in Loveland. Noelle has worked in Early Childhood since 2003 with ages 0-12 and the infant/toddler age is her absolute favorite!
Toddler Lead Teacher– Bridget Van Atta- Bridget has been with First Steps since 2015 and did child care in her home when her sons were growing up. She was born and raised in Loveland and graduated from Thompson Valley High School. She has worked in the child care field for over 20 years.
Full Day Classroom Aide- Mercedys- Mercedys has been at First Steps since 2022. She was born and raised in Loveland and prior to joining the team she was a stay at home mom and did childcare out of her home.
Part Day Classroom Aide- Madalynn-Madalynn has been with First Steps since 2020. She has lived in Colorado all her life and graduated from Berthoud high school. She has worked all over Thompson School District as a sub since 2016. Before that she was a stay at home mom taking care of her kids and volunteering in the schools. She loves working with children of all ages.