St. Ambrose of Woodbury Early Childhood Education Center
4125 Woodbury Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125
651-768-3031
The Saint Ambrose of Woodbury Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) opened
on September 5, 2000.
The Saint Ambrose of Woodbury ECEC is licensed through the State of
Minnesota – Department of Human Services, Licensing Division. The phone
number for the Department of Human Services-Licensing Division is (651) 296-
3971. The center is licensed to care for 136 children (8-week-olds through 5-
year-olds) and has a full-day, year-round option as well as a half-day,
school-year option for families.
Because we love children, we believe in providing the best, most qualified
staff. Our staff receive monthly training in areas such as Special Needs,
SIDS and Shaken Baby Syndrome, CPR, First Aide, Blood Borne Pathogens, Right
to Know, social/emotional growth, parent communication and health/safety
topics. We continue to educate our staff on a monthly basis through
continuing education opportunities to further develop teaching skills.
All teaching licenses are kept up-to-date, and the required continuing
education hours needed for the state licensing are maintained throughout the
year.
Children are always under the supervision of a classroom staff person
(teacher, assistant teacher, or aide). The state ratio guidelines for each
age group are as follows:
Infants (8 weeks – 12 months) = 1:4
Pre-Toddlers (12 months – 22 months) = 1:4
Toddlers (22 months – 32 months) = 1:7
Preschoolers (32 months – 5 years) = 1:10 (full-day program)
Preschoolers (36 months – 5 years) = 1:10 (half-day program)
All of the full-day classrooms are staffed with two qualified / licensed
teachers, one full time aide, and one part time aide, with the exception of
our Pre-Toddler room, which has three teachers and the aides. The half-day
preschool rooms are staffed with two qualified / licensed teachers. Maximum
number of children in each room is:
Infants = 8
Pre-Toddlers = 12
Toddlers = 14
Preschoolers = 20
The ECEC and its teaching staff will provide an environment, through learning
centers and activities, that promotes our philosophy and mission statements.
The ECEC will provide specific activities to enhance the growth and
development in all children – infants through 5-year-olds – in the areas of
spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development. We
respect and encourage the individual growth and style of learning of each
child.
Anne Huber is the first director of our Early Childhood Education Center.
Anne has 20+ years of experience in the field of early childhood education.
During that time, Anne has worked at the College of St. Catherine's Child
Development Center and Montessori school with 2- to 6-year-olds. She also
spent over 9 years working at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi in
the Child Development Center where she taught toddlers and served as the
interim director. Anne has a B.A. in Elementary Education (Pre-K-6) from the
College of St. Catherine's in St. Paul.
Lisa Jacobson has been the assistant director at the Saint Ambrose Early
Childhood center since November of 2007. Prior to that she worked in the
infant and young toddler rooms as a teacher. She has over 13 years of
experience in the early childhood field. Lisa is certified in Early
Childhood Education and also is a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical
Technician.
