Our Team at North Texas Learning Center | The Blue Elephant

Meet Our Team

The Best Learning Center In North Texas

We truly believe that an organization is only as good as its people, which is why we’ve worked hard to select a team of some of the most skillful, kind, and compassionate people in early childhood education. Every member of our teaching team is here for one reason – they truly love helping kids learn and grow! Take a look below to get to know our TBE team and find out what makes our staff the best in Frisco!

About The Owners

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The Blue Elephant opened its doors in the Spring of 2011 and is owned and operated by husband/wife team, Clay and Meredith Carpenter. Meredith, a former FISD teacher with over 20 years of experience in child development, has a true passion for education and early childhood development. Meredith is an on-site owner and loves to read to the School Readiness rooms, play with the young toddlers, and cuddle the preschool’s sweet infants. Clay works full-time with Frisco’s Fire Department as an Assistant Chief and uses his business-minded skills to keep the center’s operations running smoothly. Together, they have two children, Gracie and Tyler. Both children attended The Blue Elephant and are now young adults. Clay and Meredith reside in Frisco and love the community.
Their door is always open if you would like to visit.

Meet the director

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Director

Ms. Kelsey / Director

Bio:

My name is Ms. Kelsey and I am the Director of The Blue Elephant Learning Center. I grew up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Boomer Sooner! Texas is now our home state and we love it! My husband and I have two beautiful daughters, Paisley and Hadley. They are my heart and soul and definitely daddy’s little girls! I have extensive experience with early childcare and I have called TBE home since 2012. I love our sweet students and their wonderful parents; we truly have an amazing TBE family! My goal is to make every day the best day for our students.

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The Blue Elephant Team

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Ms. Courtney

My name is Ms. Courtney and I am so excited to be a part of the TBE mentor team! I am originally from Chicago, but I now reside in Frisco with my husb ...

Ms. Maria

My name is Ms. Maria and I am so happy to be a part of TBE! I work in The Blue Elephant kitchen and provide all meals and snacks to our wonderful kids ...

Ms. Amy

My name is Ms. Amy and I’m excited to be a teacher at The Blue Elephant this year. Born and raised in sunny southern California, I’m nothing short ...

Ms. Shay

My name is Ms. Shay and I am one of the lead teachers in our School Readiness Program. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and furthered my education ...

Ms. Amber

My name is Ms. Amber and I am excited to get to know your child! I am a native Texan and a graduate of The University of North Texas! I received my de ...

Ms. Brittany

Hello friends! My name is Ms. Brittany. I grew up in a small country town called Ector. After high school, I became a nurse’s assistant and worked f ...

Ms. Danielle

Hi! I’m Danielle, and I am so happy to be part of the TBE family! I have over 13 years of early childhood education experience. I’m originally fro ...

Ms. Melissa

My name is Ms. Melissa and I am one of the teachers in Precious Planet Ocean. I grew up in California and moved to Texas after high school to attend T ...

Ms. Alexa

Hello! My name is Ms. Alexa and I am so excited to be at TBE with our awesome children and great teachers! I was born and raised in Denton, Texas and ...

Ms. Paige

Hi! My name is Ms. Paige and I’m one of the Lead Teachers at TBE. I am so excited to be here and work with our wonderful students! I’m originally ...

Ms. Jade

My name is Ms. Jade and I am so excited to be a teacher at The Blue Elephant Learning Center. I was born and raised in the beautiful, sunshine state o ...

Ms. Jessica

My name is Ms. Jessica and I am so excited to be a part of the Pre-K team and watch your child grow this year! I grew up on the west coast and graduat ...

Ms. Evelyn

My name is Ms. Evelyn and I am a Mentor at TBE and a lead Pre-K teacher. I am a native Texan, but I’ve enjoyed living in various places including '' ...

Ms. Stephanie

Hi everyone, I’m Ms. Stephanie. I have been working with children for over 30 years and I absolutely love it. I studied Early Childhood Education an ...

Ms. Ydelma

Hello! I’m Ms. Ydelma and I’m so excited to be a part of The Blue Elephant family. I was raised in Venezuela and now call Texas home. I love to t ...

Ms. LaToya

My name is Ms. LaToya. I'm married and have one son. I am thrilled to be on the infant team and love our sweet infants at TBE. I was born in San Angel ...

Ms. Crystal

My name is Ms. Crystal and I was born and raised in McKinney, Texas. I have 4 sisters, 1 brother, and a black lab mix named Samson. I have been in ear ...

Ms. Kamyiah

My name is Kamyiah Thomas, short for Myiah. I am super excited to love and care for your wonderful bundles of joy. I am originally from Atlanta, Georg ...

Ms. Eboni

My name is Eboni and I am on the older infants and toddler team. I was born and raised in the DFW area and graduated from Lewisville High School. I am ...

Ms. Bailey

Hi, my name is Bailey and I am on the 3's team. I am originally from a tiny city in Michigan with a population of only 3,449 people. I moved to the bi ...