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Leaps and Bounds
Children's Academy
1901 Bell Avenue, Suite #5 Des Moines, IA 50315 P: 515-243-2929 F: 515-223-4541 LeapsAndBoundsAcademy@yahoo.com


Miss Mindi is an on-site supervisor and our 4's/5's lead teacher. Mindi has her CDA credential with preschool-age focus, and has 20+ years experience working with preschool-age children.

Miss Nichole is the assistant director. She has an AAS in Early Childhood Education and over 20 years experience working with young children.

Miss Martha has been a teacher in our infant room for over 10 years!

Miss Iriana has her CDA credential and is the lead teacher in the three-year-old classroom.

Miss Sherry is our cook and helps out in various classrooms. She has over 30 years experience in the early childhood field.

Miss Betty is a three-year-old classroom teacher. She has been working in the early-childhood field for over 10 years.

Miss Cole is a teacher in our two year old room, who is excited to be starting her early childhood career at Leaps and Bounds!

Miss Sara is the lead toddler (1-year-old) teacher. She has a CDA credential with infant/toddler focus and has about 10 years of experience working with young children.

Miss Nancy works with various age groups and has over 50 years experience working with children!

Miss Payton is a teacher in the toddler room. She has many years of experience working with various ages of early-childhood and school-age children.

Ms. Susan is our lead two-year-old classroom teacher. She has an AAS in Early Childhood Education and has over 20 years of experience in the early childhood field.

Miss Tabitha is a teacher in our infant room. She has a CDA credential with infant/toddler focus and has been working with infants for over 5 years.

Miss Esmeralda works with various age groups here at Leaps and Bounds.
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