Kids' B.A.S.E. Appoints New Executive Director

The Board of Trustees of Kids' B.A.S.E. and the Little School ("K.B.L.S.") has appointed Janice Barnes as the new Executive Director of K.B.L.S. Ms. Barnes will be starting on July 11, 2016. Jessica Anfang and Nicole Lemerond, Co-Presidents of the K.B.L.S. Board of Trustees, commented, "We are thrilled to have found someone of Janice's caliber; she is an ideal fit for our school. We welcome Janice with open arms to the K.B.L.S. family and look forward to a very promising future under her direction."

Ms. Barnes is an accomplished early childhood and elementary school educator and
administrator with over thirty years of experience in the field. She was most recently the Executive Director of Ridgeway Nursery School and Kindergarten where she worked for 27 years, first as a teacher for 9 years and then as the Executive Director for 18 years. Prior to Ridgeway, she worked in various roles in Port Chester and Edgemont Public Schools. Ms. Barnes is also currently an Adjunct Professor in Early Childhood Education at Nyack College.

Ms. Barnes stated, "I am so excited to have this opportunity as the new Executive Director at K.B.L.S. I am ready to take my over 30 years of experience in early childhood education, and put it to use in the Scarsdale community and at K.B.L.S. 'It takes a village to raise a child', and I am thrilled to be an integral piece of that puzzle at K.B.L.S.

K.B.L.S. offers the highest quality of educational, social, and care experiences possible for resident Scarsdale children from age 2 through Grade 6. Kids' B.A.S.E. and The Little School are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, chartered by the NYS Board of Regents, and licensed by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services. K.B.L.S. offers year-round extended hours of operation to accommodate children and families through a range of programs including:

• The Little School: Scarsdale's premier preschool program with classes for 2s, 3s, and 4s.
• Kids' B.A.S.E.: Before- and after-school enrichment and care programs for children in grades K-6.
• The Little School Summer Enrichment Camp: Full of fun learning experiences, swim instruction, crafts, sports, and daily swim.
• Summer Set Before-and-After Camp Enrichment: Summer enrichment programming for children in grades K-5