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KC and Jude Rose           


Jude Rose

Jude has built a career around supporting and advocating for children, families and early care and education professionals. She is a self-motivated early childhood professional with extensive experience supporting children and families through community-based programs in private and non-profit realms.

In addition to providing direct care for children birth to 6, her work has extended into managing community programs that provide medical care and prenatal education, parent education in the context of supervised visitation and safety for children who have experinced trauma. Jude is captivated by second language acquisition, witnessing children learn to communicate and passionate about supporting positive, nonviolent communication in families.

Jude became a RIE® Associate in 2001, earned certification as a 3-6 Montessori teacher in 2005 and trained with the NYS cadre of trainers with the Program for Infant/Toddler Care in 2011. She is a published early childhood photographer whose images have appeared inearly childhood books and journals including "Young Children" and "Montessori Life" and a self-published children's book, Bite a Bagel.

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Jude in 1983
Jude Rose
(1983)

K.C. Rose

K.C. is an Assistant Teacher and Co-operator of West Hill Educare. She's certified in Pediatric First Aid, AED and CPR. As part of ongoing NYS licensing requirements, she has successfully completed trianing in a range of Early Childhood Education topics which most recently included Emergent Curriculum and the ACEs trauma assessment tool. KC enjoys the opportunity to learn and grow along with our families at West Hill Educare.

Coco Rose

Coco is the heart of West Hill Educare.
She's our greeter, our guard, ever ready companion and good dog.

Coco - the heart of WHE

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Land Acknowledgment

West Hill Educare is located on the homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:no', members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. We acknowledge the painful history of dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó:no' people, to these lands and waters.

WHE recognizes the Haudenosaunee flag as a symbol of unity and peace.
We honor the legacy of the peacemaker Hiawatha, and the people of the Cayuga Nation.

welcoming, safe spac for everyone

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Jude Rose, M.A., Founder & Director
RIE®
Associate
Certified Montessori Primary
, Music Together®
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