Diki Daycare Center

Enrichment beyond the classroom

Our Dedication to Families

We aim to provide a nurturing, high-quality early childhood program where children build confidence, skills, and a love for learning in a safe, joyful environment.

Guided by Tibetan values of patience and compassion, we help children interact harmoniously with others and foster emotional well-being through meditation, nurturing them into kind, healthy, and happy global citizens.

Our Fun Learning Focus

Learning Through Play

Play is critical to children's healthy growth and development. Through play, they learn problem-solving, cooperation, and develop fine and gross motor skills. Play enriches learning and helps build important skills like inquiry, expression, experimentation, and teamwork.

Creative Expression

Creative expression engages children's imagination, encourages curiosity, and allows self-expression. Through activities like painting, music, and crafts, they have fun while developing critical thinking skills and exploring their environment.

Physical Activity

Physical activity not only helps children to achieve and maintain a healthy body, but it also helps to improve their confidence, self-esteem, social, cognitive, and emotional skills. It helps in building coordination, control, and strength of their bodies from an early age.

Music and Movement

Music and movement in the early childhood classroom is an important part of a child’s day. It helps develop gross motor skills, social skills, listening skills, and self-esteem. It helps the body and mind to connect while building motor skills and allowing children to develop and engage in their self-expression.

Meditation

We integrate meditation through developmentally-appropriate breathing exercises, playful yoga postures, relaxation techniques that help children release worry, build self-regulation, enhance imagination, and boost positive thinking.

Social and Emotional

Empathy, developed in early childhood, is key to positive social behavior. It helps children become kind, compassionate, tolerant, and aware of others' feelings. Our teachers model this behavior to create an empathetic classroom where every child feels valued and safe.

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Meet the Team

Ms. Tatiana Mcbrown, Education Director

Master’s in Childhood Education and Special Education from Adelphi University and has been working in the field for 13 years. Certified in Early Childhood Education from Birth to 6th grade, she is dedicated to creating inclusive learning environments.
Fluent in English.
Ms. Lisa Weber, Pre-K Lead Teacher

Master’s of Science in Literacy Education from CUNY Queens College. Certified in Literacy Education, Birth -6th and Early Childhood Education, Birth- 2nd.
Fluent in English
Ms. Mariah Graner, Pre-K Teacher Assistant

Associate in Applied Science Early Childhood Education from Northampton County Area Community College.
Fluent in English
Ms. Palden Lhamo, 3K Lead Teacher

Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education from Touro College.
Fluent in English, Tibetan, Hindi and Nepali
Ms. Moshumi Das, 3K Assistant Teacher

Associate in Early Childhood Education from CUNY.
Fluent in English, Hindi and Bengali
Ms. Yarenis Rodriguez, 3K Lead Teacher

Master’s in Early Childhood Education from Grand Canyon University.
Fluent in English and Spanish
Ms. Joanna Torres - 3K Assistant Teacher

Currently pursuing an Associate in Early Childhood Education.
Fluent in English and Spanish
Ms. Kesang Choden, Toddler 2's Lead Teacher

Associate in Early Childhood Education from Laguardia Community College.
Fluent in English, Tibetan, Bhutanese, Nepali and Hindi
Ms. Kunlay Dolma, Toddler 2's Assistant Teacher

Currently pursuing Associate in Early Childhood Education from CUNY.
Fluent in English, Tibetan, Nepali and Hindi
Ms. Ashley Santiago, Toddler 2's Lead Teacher

Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education at Hunter College.
Fluent in English
Ms. Roslyn Flores, Toddler 2's Assistant Teacher

Currently pursuing Bachelor in Family Services at Queens College.
Fluent in English and Spanish
Ms. Tsamla Tsamla, Teacher's Aide

Certified in Food Protection.
Fluent in English, Tibetan and Mandarin
Ms. Kamrun Alam, Teacher's Aide

Associate Degree in Liberal Arts from a regionally accredited U.S. institution
Fluent in English and Bengali
Ms. Wilmary Cantres, Teacher's Aide

Currently pursuing an Associate in Early Childhood Education.
Fluent in English and Spanish
Ms. Isabel Mendoza, Teacher's Aide

Currently pursuing Bachelor’s in English Literature from Hunter College.
Fluent in English and Spanish