Team Members – Little Learners ~ Calabasas Klubhouse Preschool

Bridget Nelson is one of the Calabasas Klubhouse Executive Directors and has been working with children for 23 years. She holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Mt. St. Mary's University, Los Angeles and a MA in Educational Psychology with a Specialization in Early Childhood Education from California State University, Northridge. In addition Bridget has 40 or more units in Child Development and belongs to several professional organizations that relate to the child care field.

Providing developmentally appropriate early childhood and camp programs has been a goal of Bridget's since entering the field. Several years ago Bridget became certified in the Handwriting without Tears program which uses multisensory, developmentally appropriate strategies to increase success with early writing skills. This program is what is used within our Ladybugs Pre-K Classroom.

Bridget holds a Child Development Program Director Permit (highest level) issued by the California Department of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Bridget takes a developmental approach in working with children and loves creating new programs for participants to have meaningful experiences.

When she's not working, Bridget enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 teenagers.

Carly Armacost is one of the Calabasas Klubhouse Executive Directors. She has been working with children for over 20 years. Carly holds a BA in Communications from California State University, Northridge, and has countless additional educational units in Early Childhood Education.

Carly feels that dedicating her career to working with children and their families is something that she is very proud of. Playing a role in how children develop from being toddlers to when they graduate is such a meaningful job. Carly prides herself on being able to provide ever evolving quality programs that support the community in which these programs operate. Having a good relationship with the community in which our programs operate, with our school families, and with our staff makes a huge impact on the programs that we're able to offer and is something that we work hard at.

When she's not working, Carly enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 children.

My name is Ms. Patricia and I’ve worked with kids for 20 years! This is my 5th year working at the Calabasas Klubhouse Preschool. Before moving into the Assistant Director role, I was a toddler preschool teacher in the Bumblebee Classroom.

My favorite part about teaching preschool is the sweet, excited smiles I’m greeted with every day. I love all the fun, creative, unexpected learning experiences I am able to incorporate in class while supporting the developmental skills of our little ones and instilling a passion for learning at such a young age.

Fun facts:

I love being a preschool teacher!
I got married in October 2022!
I’ve worked for Little Learners for 20 years! Over my 20 years I've run a variety of programs including as mommy and me, enrichment classes, toddler programs, summer camp counselor, and assistant director of our kindergarten after-school program

My priority is supporting the staff and teaching children through play and hands-on experiences. I truly enjoy what I do and can't wait to meet your little one.