2625 Traver Blvd.
Ann Arbor MI 48105
734.761.7030
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OPEN: 7:15 a.m. -- 5:45 p.m.
AGES: 6 weeks -- 11 years
PROGRAMS: Full day care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; morning preschool; full and part-time 4K; full and half-day kindergarten; before and after care for schoolage children from
Angell, Logan, and Thurston Elementary Schools; summer camp for schoolage children.
HISTORY: Gretchen's House-Traver opened in the Fall of 1991. It comprises three buildings: a main building which has infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms; a cottage, which houses the morning
toddler, morning preschool, and school-age programs, and a barn, which houses the kindergarten program and a large gym and gathering room. GH-Traver is situated in an established neighborhood convenient to many major Ann Arbor employers. It's on a quiet street and is within walking distance of several city parks and Leslie Science Center. There are three separate playgrounds: one for infants and toddlers, one for preschoolers, and one for kindergarteners and schoolage children.
MEET THE DIRECTOR:
Lea Augustine
earned a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a endorsement in Special
Education for the Hearing Impaired from Eastern Michigan University. She has
classroom and administrative experience with children of all ages, from infants
through high school students. Lea has been with Gretchen's House for ten years.
Prior to working assuming the role of Center Director at Traver, she worked as
GH-Mt. Vernon's Director for several years. Lea has also worked for GH as an
Interim Director, Assistant Director, Head Preschool Teacher and 4/K Teacher.
Lea has presented numerous workshops for parents, staff and childcare
professionals and has a strong background in staff relations.
