Nancy Brophy founder and director of Tom Thumb Preschool

Mrs. Nancy Brophy is the Director and owner of the Tom Thumb Preschool which she founded in 1968. She has created an environment that enriches children's lives and believes firmly in the Power of Play and that play is a child's work. She is committed to the belief that children have their own special strengths that time and play will reveal.

Education:  Nancy Brophy's education started at the crossroads of the world, Panama, Canal Zone,  where she attended a multi-racial and bilingual comprehensive high school. This was an experience of a lifetime with an exposure to cultures from South America, Asia and Africa. She received a BS degree in Education from SUNY at Potsdam. Her college studies included touring 11 countries in Europe with Wayne University. She has graduate courses from Framingham State and Western Connecticut State colleges. Nancy continues her professional education by regularly attending numerous workshops including the Madeline Hunter Model and the Gesell Institute of Child Development. Nancy also attends the training courses taught by the Office of Children and Family Services each year.

Teaching Experience:

• Peru, South America - taught 18 students, grades 1 through 8, all academic subjects

• Brewster NY Junior High School taught  8^th grade English and History

• France-US Army School for Dependents, 7^th and 8^th grades all academic subjects

• Ashland, Mass. Junior High School, 7^th grade World Political Geography and English

• Copper Beech Middle School, (Lakeland School District), 7^th grade History and English

The Westchester County Board of Legislators have expressed gratitude to Nancy Brophy. Click on web page to view Westchester County News  and to find out more.