Starlet Mansfield
Junior Cubs
 Starlet Mansfield, who has 21 years of experience in early childhood education, has been at USJ for 14 years. She was owner and director of her own preschool center for five years. This year, she is teaching USJ's youngest students, the Junior Cubs.
Mrs. Mansfield is a member of the Southern Early Childhood Association; and the Association for Early Childhood International. Her teaching credential as a Child Development Associate (in early childhood) was awarded through the National Credentialing Program of Professional Recognition from Washington, D.C. Mrs. Mansfield has her early childhood teaching certificate through the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Her teaching philosophy includes using a “developmentally appropriate practice based on age and stage of development for each individual child.”
She believes in having an open door policy in her classroom and welcomes calls, emails, and visits from her parents.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family. She and her husband, Blake, have four children: Brent, 25, is an attorney in Nashville; April, 23, goes to Baptist College School of Medicine; Katie, 20, is at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville; and Grant, 18, is a senior at USJ.
She likes teaching at USJ because of the professional atmosphere, excellent students, and parental support.
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 Zeina Adams
Zeina Adams is Star Mansfield's Junior Cubs Assistant.
Miss Adams is in her third year working at USJ. She is studying for her associates degree in Early Childhood Education at Jackson State Community College. She has three children: Ali, a boy, who is 11; Karen, a girl, who is 8; and Hady, a boy, who is 7. Miss Adams says she enjoys working with young children.
Carmen Hernandez
Carmen Hernandez, a Teacher Assistant, works with Mrs. Mansfield and Amber Anderson. She has had training in child development from Dyersburg State Community College and is in the process of renewing her certificate. Ms. Hernandez has six years of experience in early childhood education at a Head Start school. This is her second year at USJ. Mrs. Hernandez, who enjoys working with young children, is married and has two children of her own. They are 7 and 13 years old.
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