About Us
Debbie and William began their journey together at the oldest progressive independent school in the country, City & Country School in New York City. Having both taught for over 20 years, William and Debbie are lifelong early childhood educators and have been working and teaching together for over 15 years. They share a passion for progressive education and are committed to the delicate work of supporting the ‘whole child’. While their own early childhood experiences are very different, they quickly connected over a shared vision of advocating for young children and working with parents to comfortably navigate the early childhood experience. Debbie and William’s strong belief that early education serves as the building blocks of life and their dedication to a common humanity has linked them as lifelong partners committed to shifting the paradigm.
William Harrison
Throughout his career, William has focused on supporting the social and emotional needs of young children and their families through the preschool and early childhood experience. As part of an after school internship program, he began his teaching career at the Bank Street College of Education Family Center in New York City as a highschooler and has been in the classroom ever since! William realized his love of working with young children early on and went on to earn a dual graduate degree at Bank Street in Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special and General Education. His experience is centered on progressive education and he has taught infants, toddlers and preschoolers for over 15 years at several prominent independent schools in New York City. With a solid background in early child development, William relocated to Los Angeles and has been a learning specialist and assistant director at a well respected progressive school in Los Angeles for the last 3 years.
Debbie Severin
Debbie began her teaching career while studying for her Child Development and Family Studies degree at West Virginia University. Since then, she has devoted her life to teaching, supporting, and educating young children and their families. Most of Debbie’s career centers on progressive education, the preschool world and supporting parents of very young children. As the Director of a progressive, independent, well regarded preschool in Los Angeles for the last 5 years, Debbie’s work has recently focused on educational leadership, unparalleled support to parents and families in her care. Debbie’s background speaks to a natural ability to forge trust-based relationships and she believes strongly that meaningful play can heal.