Our highly experienced teachers get to know each child as an individual.
Teachers & Director
Kathleen Berland
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kathleen turned her focus to the field of education after having studied Engineering at Santa Clara University and was inspired by the growth and development of her two children. While studying Early Childhood Education she was mentored by Terry Gillen, the former head of Berkeley Hills Nursery School (with 35 years of tenure at BHNS) and taught in the Blue Room. This is her eighth year as director.
Nisha Rosas
Nisha studied Early Childhood Education at Contra Costa College and has been passionately teaching young children at BHNS for 25 years. She is originally from Guatemala.
Molly Nettles
Molly was born and raised in Berkeley and has over 35 years of experience in early childhood education. She was the director of Sprouts preschool in Berkeley for 8 years and loves working with children, gardening and dancing.
Tammy Springsteen
Tammy attended BHNS when she was a kid and went on to an undergraduate degree in math from UC Davis, followed by a graduate degree in economics from UC Berkeley. She returned to BHNS as a teacher in 2008 after several years teaching economics at UC Berkeley.