Team | Discovery

All Staff members in our centre are qualified and experienced Early Childhood Educators as well as hold Valid First Aid Certificates. They are experienced in providing quality childcare. In our centre, we also welcome the opportunity to participate in the training for ECE students and coordinate with the teaching institutions on the placement and orientation of students into the facility.

We all continue upgrading our skills and knowledge by attending various ECE workshops.

Zuzana Klepl

(Owner/Licensee/Qualified ECE)

Zuzana was born in Slovakia. While in High School she worked as a volunteer with elementary and Junior High School students. She graduated from faculty of Education with a Masters degree in Education and Teacher’s diploma. Political changes in her country gave her an opportunity to come into Canada in 1994 as a live-in nanny. In 1999 she decided to get an education in ECCE. After graduation she worked in preschool and daycare in Vancouver. From 2003 – 2009 Zuzana was a co-owner of a childcare centre in Burnaby. Zuzana is very driven to facilitate children’s learning and playing process by challenging their creativity and knowledge to the best of their potential.

Marina Villafria

(Qualified ECE)

Marina is a landed immigrant here in Canada. She is a happily married Pilipino mother of three grown up kids ages 13, 18 and 24. Marina took up ECE at Vancouver’s Sprott Shaw Community College September of 2009. While studying, she worked part-time as a one-on-one support worker at Burnaby Court Childcare Centre. Marina achieved her Bachelor of Science in Education at University of the East, in Philippines. She worked as a volunteer at The Living Word Fellowship as a praise kid teacher for 10 years in Singapore. Marina believes in early intervention and with proper care and guidance we can help children develop appropriately.

Rachel Cabezon

(ECE assistant)

Rachel was born in the Philippines and immigrated here when she was 3 years old. She already got her Early Childhood Assistant and is still studying at Douglas College to receive her Early Childhood Licence. She has a family of two wonderful girls Kiyanna-Gail and Joanne-Faith including a husband Jhun. She also has had experience working at preschool and daycare centers prior to working here. When working with children it gives her great pleasure and experience because they teach and we learn many things from them. She has a lot of patience and the ability to show children responsibility and respect. She observes that at our center our staff team works very affectionately with the children and plans out a schedule so that there is many varieties of activities for the children to explore or do.

Lily He

(Qualified ECE)

Lily immigrated to Canada in 2004 from China. She had graduated from Vancouver Career College and acquired the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Diploma in April 2011. She has been working as a Daycare Volunteer at St. Matthews Daycare center since Jan 2010 and is now working at Discovery Childcare Center as a full time teacher. Lily is very interested in childcare teaching and always looking for teaching methods appropriate for her students. Feeling lucky and happy to be an ECE teacher, she has demonstrated exceptional ability to develop trust, and work effectively within a team environment. She is also an honest, punctual and dedicated worker, who is efficient and accurate. Lily is confident that her skills and experiences are valuable to children. She also likes reading, music, traveling and sports.