Leslie Watts

Teacher (Room 26) & Assistant Director

Leslie has been teaching at First United Church Nursery School since September 1992. From 2005 to 2012, she also served as a Professional Development Leader for The Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education, where she developed and executed Professional Development Workshops for area child care centers. Prior to teaching at First United Leslie was a workshop coordinator at the DuPage Children’s Museum and Director of the Toddler Program at Lakeshore Academy in Chicago. Leslie attended DePauw University and received a BA in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Iowa. She and her husband Geoff have two adult sons. Leslie greatly enjoys “being a part of such a supportive community of families and teaching staff” at First United Church Nursery School.