Creative Caring Child Development Center has been providing high quality child care and preschool experiences to families in Dexter, Pinckney, Gregory, Hamburg, Chelsea, Ann Arbor and western Washtenaw County for over 12 years, and we are proud of our well-earned reputation as an exemplary childrens' day care and preschool center. We would like you to meet some of our staff.

Barbara Gardinier is the owner of Creative Caring Child Development Center LLC and is also our business manager. Barbara has a B.A. in Human Resources and has had a long career as an executive administrator with Fortune 500 companies. Barbara excels at planning events, keeping all of us on track, and making sure our family gets the best of everything. Most of all, Barbara loves to help young people find their potential. She is a mother of two, son Kurt and daughter Krista, in addition to being a proud grandmother (see pix). Barbara has been a long-time civic leader with the Girl Scouts and the Milan Junior Chamber of Commerce, and is currently the Chairperson of the Milan Beautification Committee.

Cindi Kelley is the Director of Creative Caring Child Development Center and has been at Creative Caring for two years. Cindi is a graduate of Wayne Sate University, majoring in Human Development, and also has a Masters Degree in Social Work, with a concentration in Family, Children and Youth. Cindi has also owned her own child development center, so she understands every aspect of Creating Caring. Besides being a superb teacher, Cindi is also an inspiring mentor. She exels at working with new teachers and works patiently with them so they can learn quickly and effectively. Cindi enjoys arts and crafts and also enjoys teaching arts and crafts to children. All in all, Cindi is just a fun, inspirational person to be around!