Rachel Beck
Rachel Beck, owner and co-founder of Little House Playschool, has been lucky enough to work and play with young children since 1993. In addition to raising two amazing children of her own, she has helped raise countless children in the Carrboro community and still maintains close ties with most of her families–in fact, many alums of the school return each summer!
In addition to her duties as owner and co-founder of the school, Rachel is present in the classroom every day, as teaching has always been her first love. Rachel heads up the KinderKids program and loves nurturing children’s curiosity as they take their first academic steps. With KinderKids, Rachel helps early readers discover the magic of reading; the fun of playing with numbers; and the giddy delight of telling stories through early writing skills. Rachel’s commitment to daily classroom teaching keeps her “up close and personal” with the daily progress of the students and informs her active collaboration with families around each child’s education.
Rachel is grateful for the strong relationships she builds with the children and their families. She is honored to be considered a resource during these important and magical years, and she is excited to discover where each child’s life journey takes them.
Alexia (“Lexy”) Duncan
Alexia (“Lexy”) Duncan holds a B.A. degree in Child Development and Family Studies (CSU Long Beach) with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education and Preschool Program Planning. Lexy has over 10 years of experience working with children from diverse populations: she has worked as a preschool teacher; an elementary school literacy tutor; a professional nanny; and a Behavior Therapist, providing ABA therapy services to children with Autism. Lexy also has experience with lesson planning, and she has developed curriculum for preschool and early childhood stages as well as for literacy tutoring (K-2).
As Little House Playschool’s lead PreK teacher Lexy enjoys finding ways to help students create, learn, discover and have fun. She has a gift for connecting with children of all abilities and for creating a supportive, loving environment that meets the physical, social-emotional, intellectual and creative needs of each unique individual child, empowering them to reach their full potential.
Working with children is Lexy’s passion: she loves being outside, reading books, getting messy, and being silly with the kids! Her goal is to build strong connections and long-lasting relationships with all of the children and families she serves.