All staff are selected on the basis of experience, enthusiasm, creativity, and special talents. We offer a 10-1 staff to child ratio or better, which exceeds EEC regulations.
All staff are:
CPR / First Aid certified
Trained and certified as required by the Department of Early Education and Care.
Trained monthly
CORI, SORI, and DSS checked to ensure safety for your children
Program Director - Alan Hoffman
Alan started at SED in February 2000. Formerly employed at the South Shore ARC, where he was the Director of Community Services for the previous five years. In addition he has six years of hands on direct care work experience with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings. He is a 1987 graduate of Worcester State College and is very active in the community coaching youth sports. He volunteers regularly in his children’s schools.
Assistant Program Director- Shirlee Ross Shirlee started with SED in October 2001. Shirlee came to SED with experience in a variety of after school and educational settings. She has her undergraduate degree from Boston University and masters degree from Simmons College. She is a certified in Elementary Education, EEC certified for infants and toddlers, as well as preschool. Shirlee has two children and resides in West Bridgewater.
Nicole Vasconcelos is the site coordinator for the Hansen school. Nicole is a graduate of Curry College and has been with the program since November 2000. In addition to her site coordinator responsibilities she works in the main office assisting in the day to day operations of the program.
R.J. Pomerleau took over as Site Coordinator in December of 2011. If a new game, contest, trivia day, or something else out of the norm happening, R.J. is usually the person behind the activity. He started with SED in March of 2005, working his way up to his current position. He is a 2010 graduate of Bridgewater State University with hopes of landing a full time mathematics teaching possition.
Preschool Director- Linda Clark
For over twenty years, I have been working with children and their families and I love what I do! Teaching is truly a noble profession. I have graduated from Wheelock College and am half way through a master’s program in Early Childhood Education at University of Massachusetts/Boston. My husband Dan and our children, DJ and Tim, reside in North Weymouth.
In working with infants and all the way through adolescents, I find each stage of development fascinating; my favorite group would be the group that I am spending with at that moment in time. All children are such sponges, you can learn so much from each child even if you are only spending a few minutes with that child. I firmly believe “If it’s not in the hand, it’s not in the mind.” It is exciting to watch that “light bulb” go on in a child’s face when they are learning something new or tackling a difficult task such as cutting with scissors. There is never a dull moment in a classroom. We are all learning new things every day and learning is fun!!
Program Director - Alan Hoffman 
Assistant Program Director- Shirlee Ross Shirlee started with SED in October 2001. Shirlee came to SED with experience in a variety of after school and educational settings. She has her undergraduate degree from Boston University and masters degree from Simmons College. She is a certified in Elementary Education, EEC certified for infants and toddlers, as well as preschool. Shirlee has two children and resides in West Bridgewater.
Nicole Vasconcelos is the site coordinator for the Hansen school. Nicole is a graduate of Curry College and has been with the program since November 2000. In addition to her site coordinator responsibilities she works in the main office assisting in the day to day operations of the program.
R.J. Pomerleau took over as Site Coordinator in December of 2011. If a new game, contest, trivia day, or something else out of the norm happening, R.J. is usually the person behind the activity. He started with SED in March of 2005, working his way up to his current position. He is a 2010 graduate of Bridgewater State University with hopes of landing a full time mathematics teaching possition. 
Preschool Director- Linda Clark