Bekki Davis, Executive Director

Bekki is a native of Alpharetta, Georgia. In the 1990's, Bekki began her entrance into the early childhood education field. Her experience centers around seven years as a classroom teacher and the last 11 as a school administrator. As a Teacher, Bekki taught Preschool and Private Pre-K and found that her passion was in creating environments that children could openly explore and learn while feeling safe and secure to try new things. Her philosophy in administration bears this as the underlying foundation of who she is professionally. Her background in administration consists of 5 national accreditations, education programming/curriculum development, and an extensive focus on quality in all learning environments. In 2005, Bekki went back to school to receive her Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood with a specialization in Special Education. Due to her outstanding academic work at the University of Cincinnati she was inducted into two honors societies and she was named in the 2006 listing Who's Who of Executive and Professional Women. Bekki also is an Early Childhood Education trainer for the state of Georgia. Bekki’s other interests include traveling with her 2 boys age 6 and 12, spending time with her extended family, volunteering for various organizations like the Boy Scouts and visiting friends.

Sharon K. Corrigan, Quality Assurance Director

Sharon’s passion for education began when she was nine years old and was cast in the role as “Teacher” in her neighborhood located in Hatboro , Pa. She was inspired by her older sister who was going to college for education at the time. Her love for education and leadership continued through High School. After spending her Senior year as a part time assistant in an elementary school classroom, Sharon knew that she would dedicate herself to teaching and learning from young children.

While attending West Chester University , Sharon worked at private preschools and student taught in elementary schools throughout Pennsylvania. She was given the opportunity to experience many diverse learning environments and communities. That was the experience of a lifetime for Sharon because it was then that she observed first hand how the quality of learning environments can influence the education and lives of young children.

Sharon has over 25 years experience in education. Her experience includes membership, accreditation and leadership roles in local and national educational affiliations such as C.I.T.E. (Coalition for the Education of Infants and toddlers), NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) and Georgia Association on Young Children. Sharon was also a New Jersey state liaison for the National Association of Child Care Professionals and participated as a trainer for professional leaders and educators. As an active member in NAEYC and NACCP she is able to gain new information to share and motivate educators in the early childhood field. As a professional Sharon has been an assistant, teacher, Director, Executive Director, Corporate Operations Manager, Corporate Trainer, Quality Assurance Representative and a private Quality Assurance Consultant.

During her role of Director in Education at a New Jersey premier private school with 500 children from infants to first grade, Sharon’s family was transferred to Georgia in 2000. Sharon moved to Cumming with her husband and five children. She continued as a Consultant for local private schools and also taught kindergarten in Forsyth County. The past eight years has led her path to being a Quality Assurance Director for Carrington Academy. In this new position Sharon is a liaison between children, teachers, parents, owners and community. Her personal philosophy includes every child deserves to have a safe and healthy learning environment for optimal growth and development, every parent should feel secure and confident when their child is in the care of others and teaching staff need encouragement, motivation and positive working environments to implement quality care and education to young children. Following the NACCP, NAEYC and her own personal code, Sharon will work as a partner and use observation, quality assurance tools, parent and staff feedback and the owner’s mission statement to develop, implement and encourage effective change when needed to ensure continued quality care over and beyond the basic standards of early learning.