Early Childhood Lead Teacher

Martey Heard has been a teacher in the child care field since 1990 and she has been an Early Childhood Teacher at Becky Gates Children’s Center since it opened in 1998. She holds an AAS degree in Early Childhood Education.

Mrs. Martey loves watching the growth of the children and learning about their culture and family. She finds it rewarding when children grasp a concept or skill they have been working on. Her favorite activities include dancing to music with the children, reading the book Dance!, moving with bean bags, bubbles, streamers and gardening.

“I have always loved children. The summer before I started college, I worked in a facility that was terrible, so I decided I wanted to make child care facilities a better place, so no other child would have to attend a place like that one!”

E-mail Martey Heard at [email protected].