Location
10025 Shaker Drive
Columbia, MD 21046

Our Teacher

Children's Time is staffed by two teachers and assistants with extensive experience in early childhood education. We have an excellent adult-to-student ratio of 1:4.

Our teacher, Diane Whyms, has 30 years of teaching experience. Mrs. Whyms has taught at Meritor County schools since 1989. In addition to teaching children in private and public schools, Mrs. Whyms instructed student teachers from Towson University where she graduated with a B.S. in Early Childhood Education. She has been an active volunteer for Maryland Public Television, Baltimore Homeless, and the Dorothy Friedman Caplan Guild (for cancer, and leukemia). Mrs. Whyms has been with Children's Time since 1999.

Beth Simmons is our lead teacher for our two year old program. She is a graduate of The University of Maryland where she studied Early Childhood Education. In addition, She is very involved in many volunteer activities with children of all ages. She has been a volunteer for 6 years in Howard County Public schools, Girl Scouts of Central MD, and her church’s youth education program. Ms Beth loves working with 2 year olds and believes they learn best through play and exploration. She enjoys facilitating social interaction and offering a variety of sensory activities to encourage new experiences.