Nancy Simoneau- Director
For 19 years, Nancy has been the Director of the Village Nursery School.  She is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the school.  She is also one of the lead teachers in the program.  Nancy is originally from Burlington, VT, but was raised in Laconia.   After graduating from Laconia High School, Nancy attended the University of New Hampshire, where she received her B.S. in Early Childhood Education.  Prior to working at the VNS, Nancy was employed at the Lab School at Endicott College, the Concord Children's Center in Concord, MA, the Laconia School District, and was a Kindergarten teacher in a parent cooperative program in Gilmanton, New Hampshire.  In 2014, Nancy became a Master Professional in Early Childhood Education, with the endorsement of Program Consultant, and was credentialed as an Early Childhood Master Teacher Level 2.i

Kathy Dahll- Teacher
Kathy Dahll has worked at the Village Nursery School since the spring of 1999.  She was born and raised in MA.  After graduating from North Andover High School, she received a BA in Sociology from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY.  Kathy became interested in early childhood education when her first daughter attended the Danbury Cooperative Preschool in Danbury, NH.  Kathy served on their board.  Later she received Childcare Assistant and Childcare Teacher certificates in Wisconsin.  She worked as an assistant teacher in a cooperative preschool in Williams Bay, WI for three years prior to moving back to NH.  Kathy also holds an Autism Early Intervention Specialist Certificate, which she received in 2011 from NHTI in Concord.  In 2014 she became credentialed as an Early Childhood Teacher level 4 and an Early Childhood Master Professional with the following endorsements: Individual Mentor and Program Consultant.