UADC boasts a highly qualified senior staff with many years of child care experience and ongoing professional training. We are proud of our extremely low staff turnover rate - our senior staff averages 10 years of employment at UADC!  

In addition to senior staff, UADC employs Associate Teachers and Teacher Aides and offers work experience to students from MATC, Edgewood College and the UW-Madison.

Preschool
Robin Crowell - Lead Teacher
Susan Missett-King - Lead Teacher

Pre-Kindergarten
Maureen Nelson - Lead Teacher
Mary Metzger - Lead Teacher

UADC Director
Sharon Bogden

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Crowell, Robin
Robin is a Lead Teacher in the preschool program. Her training includes 80 hours of early childhood education classes at Madison Area Technical College, a CDA* credential, and 20-25 hours of continuous inservice training per year. She has worked at UADC since 1988, and has served as an alternate on the UADC board of directors, as well as a presenter at the ABC's of Guidance workshops. She passes along her knowledge and experience to student teachers by mentoring them as part of the Protege Program. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she is the middle child of five, and loves dancing, going to the movies, and playing board games, mind games, and puzzles.

What does she love best about teaching? "My time with children makes a positive difference. I love being silly." She chose to work at UADC because of the location, the benefits, and the positive atmosphere. "I love my kids, parents & what the center stands for: wanting to provide a warm, nurturing, and fun place for families."

What her colleagues say about Robin: "Robin is creative, fun, approachable; firm but kind. She takes time to develop a relationship with parents."

Email Robin and preschool program staff at director@uadc.org

*A national CDA (Child Development Associate) credential recognizes early childhood professional skills. The CDA is granted nationally by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition. Each CDA candidate must document a total of 120 clock hours of training covering eight content areas.

Missett-King, Susan
Susan is a Lead Teacher in the preschool program. With two years of study in anthropology, an Associate's degree in Early Childhood Development from Madison Area Technical College, and one year working at Bernie's Place Day Care, she came to UADC in 1997 with a solid background. She has served as Union Secretary and as an alternate representative on the Board of Directors for two years. She is now planning to attend classes and complete her Bachelor’s degree. "The things I love best about teaching are the things I learn from the children." Susan says she came to work at UADC because of the excellent benefits which lead to low staff turnover, and a positive child guidance philosophy which works for all people. Although Wausau, Wisconsin, is where she grew up, she calls Madison her home. Susan likes to read, discover new music, walk, and go to the movies.

*A national CDA (Child Development Associate) credential recognizes early childhood professional skills. The CDA is granted nationally by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition. Each CDA candidate must document a total of 120 clock hours of training covering eight content areas.

What her colleagues say about Susan: "Susan is a good listener who communicates very well with parents. She is flexible, calm and has a good sense of humor."

Email Susan and the preschool program staff at director@uadc.org

Bogden, Sharon
Sharon has a strong background in education, curriculum and development. She worked in the Beloit School District for 14 years as a professional educator in elementary through middle school. She also participated as a Site-Level Team member to improve the curriculum and educational programming at each of the schools she served. Then she changed her focus back to early childhood education once her three daughters went off to college. She has also gained management experience as a Director at a large non-profit childcare center in Janesville and a small private center in Stoughton. She recieved her Bachelors in Education (focus Elementary Ed) and Sociology (focus Educational Research) from UW-Whitewater and is near completion of a Masters degree in Educational Policy Studies from UW-Madison.

Contact Sharon at director@uadc.org