Meet our Dedicated Team

At Hartley Community Daycare Center (HCDC), our team of caregivers is the heart of our center. Each staff member undergoes extensive training to ensure they provide the highest standard of care for every child. They are certified in CPR and First Aid, trained as Mandatory Reporters, and follow Universal Precautions to maintain a safe and healthy environment. Our team also completes specialized training in nutrition through the CACFP Steps to Success and Meaningful Mealtimes, along with Essentials and Passport to Early Childhood Education coursework. As a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program-wide center, our staff focuses on fostering positive behaviors and social-emotional development, particularly in infants and toddlers. Many of our staff members are pursuing additional certifications and advanced training pathways, ensuring we remain leaders in early childhood education.

Director: Kaity Pedley

Kaity Pedley has been the director at Hartley Community Daycare since July of 2019. Kaity has a bachelors degree and an additional early childhood education endorsement. Kaity has over 120 hours of training hours in early childhood, is a certified instructor for Childcare Resource and Referral in PBIS, serves as the centers cook and is certified in Safe Serv and is currently pursing her Masters of Art in Clinical Mental Health Counseling focusing on child therapy. Kaity brings years of non-profit and grant writing experience to the center and hopes to add therapeutic services to the center after completing her masters. When Kaity is not working you can find her spending time with her family or friends, reading a book, cheering on the Hawks, going for a run or volunteering in the community.

Onsite: Jayna

Jayna Dolphin is HCDC's onsite supervisor and has worked at the center since July 2019. Jayna is currently a recipient of TEACH and is pursuing her CDA. Jayna has taken over 100 hours of trainings in ECE including college courses and acts as our internal coach for our Program-Wide PBIS Leadership Team. You will often find Jayna in a room providing guidance for staff, teaching children new skills, implementing our curriculum and caring for the children. Jayna is skilled in all ages and rotates between all rooms. Jayna likes to travel, workout, and spend time with her son, Leo, and other family and friends.

Onsite: Tricia

Patricia Schultz is HCDC's second on-site supervisor and classroom coach. She also serves on the PBIS Leadership Team. Patricia is trained in Medication Administration and CACFP and specializes in our infant and toddler rooms. Tricia welcomed her first baby in April and enjoys spending time with her family.

Four/School Age Lead: Tyler Dolphin

Tyler is our four-year-old and school-age room teacher. Tyler has taken 70 hours of ECE training hours, is skilled in Medication Administration, has certificates in both Preschool and School-Age Environment Rating Scales, serves on HCDC's PBIS leadership team and is on the path to obtain his CDA. Tyler likes to spend time with his friends and family, and loves coffee and breakfast sandwiches.

Infant Lead: Patty Wollmuth

Patty is our infant room lead teacher and serves on HCDC's PBIS leadership team. Patty has been at the center for 2 1/2 years and is trained in infant and toddler feeding, safe sleep practices, and our infant and toddler PBIS modules. Patty has the magic touch and creates a calm and welcoming environment for the infants. Patty enjoys spending time with her family and friends golfing in the summer and snowmobiling in the winter. Patty enjoys going to breweries with her friends and her favorite foods are pizza and pasta.

Infant: Amber Neumann

Amber Neumann is HCDC's float staff in our infant room and toddler room. Amber is trained in infant/toddler feeding and in our infant and toddler PBIS modules.

Toddler Lead: Crystal Schunk

Crystal Scunk has been in the toddler room since 2020 when she first started. Crystal is trained in meaningful mealtimes and infant and toddler PBIS modules. Crystal enjoys doing circle time and daily curriculum with the toddlers.

Toddler/Infant Float: Heather Buhrmann

Heather Buhrmann is HCDC's float staff in the infant and toddler room. Heather has a bachelors degree in early childhood education with a special education endorsement. Heather is trained in infant and toddler PBIS modules, Infant Environmental Rating, and infant feeding and safe sleep. Heather enjoys being with her children and husband, has three cats and enjoys listening to 80's music and watching Ghost Adventures.

Twos Lead: Kylia Wollmuth

Kylia Wollmuth is HCDC's two year old lead. Kylia is trained in infant/toddler PBIS modules. Kylia enjoys riding snowmobiles in the winter time and showing pigs in the summertime. Kylias favorite food is pasta and has two sisters, a brother and a dog named Trapper.

Threes Lead: Martha Ramierez

Martha is HCDC's lead teacher in the three-year-old room. Martha is bilingual offering teachings in Spanish to our three-year-olds while also offering translation services for those at HCDC. Martha enjoys throwing parties with her three-year olds always creating a fun learning environment! Martha likes going to baseball games, traveling, cooking, and trying new foods. In her free time, she enjoys spending quality time with her family.

Float Staff: Emiliee Movall

Emiliee is HCDC's part-time float staff. Emiliee is trained to float between all rooms but primarily floats between the infant, toddler and two rooms. Emiliee enjoys traveling, being outside with her husband and son, and going on new adventures as a family.