Two Year Old Class

Kim Anderton – M-F class
Mrs. Anderton is originally from Lenoir City Tennessee. She has lived in Knoxville since 2001 after graduating from MTSU with a bachelor’s in elementary education. She has taught ages from infants to pre k in a preschool setting and also taught kindergarten at Hardin  Valley  Elementary. She taught pre k for 3 years before joining West Hills. Mrs. Anderton is married with two teen children.

Mary Coffey – M-F class
Bio to come

Aleah Cassidy – MWF class
Ms. Aleah grew up in Maryville, TN and recently graduated from Maryville College with a degree in Health and Wellness Promotion. Teaching healthy and happy children has always been important to Aleah and she is so excited to be a part of the West Hills family! Aleah currently lives in Knoxville with her 2 rambunctious cats.

Marie Giles – T/Th
Mrs. Giles is originally from Brazil. She moved to the United States in 2022, when she and her husband married. She has a Law degree and practiced law in Brazil. She is a nanny for one of our school families and is fluent in English and Portuguese.

Melissa Stevens – T/Th class
Melissa Stevens is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, where she received her Bachelors and her Juris Doctor degrees. After years of practicing law, Melissa followed her heart to pursue her lifelong dream of teaching young children, particularly at West Hills Baptist Preschool, which both she and her two children attended. Melissa has been teaching and loving two year olds at West Hills since 2016, and there is nowhere else she would rather be!

Chrissy Hurley – T/Th class
Mrs. Hurley is a native of Knoxville and attended the University of Tennessee.  Prior to joining our staff she worked in retail for many years. Mrs. Hurley joined the twos class in 2008 and loves every minute of it. She and her husband have one son.