Teacher blog

Meet our Staff

Who Are We?
We are the staff of Fremont Parent’s Nursery School, a play-based, parent co-op preschool in Fremont, California.  Through this blog, we will be sharing our thoughts on issues relevant to parents, families, and early childhood educators.  We are passionate life-long learners who are constantly reflecting on what we do and seeking for new ideas.  We are proponents of learning through play in early childhood and inspired by nature, the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, and the AnjiPlay philosophy in Anji, China.

Kavitha Viswanathan, M.A., B.A, Lead Teacher
Kavitha began her journey at Fremont Parents Nursery School in 2010 as a parent, later taking on a teaching position in 2018. She has a true passion for working with our youngest learners and strives to create an inclusive and supportive environment where each child (the family) can thrive. She values open communication with parents and collaboration with fellow teachers.

​Kavitha earned her Master's Degree in Language Arts, Bachelor's in Literature & Language from India, and Associate's Degree in ECE from Mission College, Santa Clara. 

Stacy Gohman, Ph.D., M.S., Lead Teacher 
A lifelong educator, Teacher Stacy came to FPNS in 2017 as a parent.  Both of her children attended FPNS and after her younger child left FPNS in 2021, she joined the teaching staff.  In her previous lives, she taught high school science, worked in museum education and exhibit development, and was a stay-at-home parent for 6 years.  She has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, master’s degree in geology, and Ph.D. in education.  In her spare time, Stacy can be found at her sewing machine, hiking on local trails, playing with her two kids, and cuddling her cat, Hannah.

Crystal Powers, B.A., ​Teacher
Play-based learning is what first attracted me to FPNS and why I’ve remained involved with the school for almost a decade now. After earning my BA in Psychology from Marquette University, I returned to California with a mission to make sure children and adults with developmental disabilities were treated with dignity and given opportunities to participate in their own learning and lives.

After serving as a parent volunteer at FPNS, I decided to return to school to focus on Early Childhood Education so that I could give back to this school which has given so much joy to my two children and my family. When I am not at FPNS, you can find me tie-dying at home or by a lake in the mountains spending time with my extended family.

As a young child I was fortunate to attend a Parent Participating Preschool.  This helped to setup my early learning skills and family friendly environment.  To this day I have fond memories of my preschool learning experiences.  I still have contact with other children from my preschool days and also their mother’s/father’s who were teacher assistants at my preschool.