Staff

Jill Labovitz

Director

Jill Labovitz has been the Director of the Playhouse Academy for the past 11 years. She grew up at the Playhouse as it was started by her mother, Cynthia, 21 years ago. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin, with a degree in Early Childhood Education and a minor in Business, she came back to Fort Worth and joined the family business. She started as the Assistant Director, but quickly took over as Director. She has been leading the Playhouse ever since and is one of the greatest reasons it's so successful.

Darcy Miller

Assistant Director/Head of Curriculum

Darcy Miller has been the Assistant Director of The Playhouse Academy for the past 11 years. She too grew up at The Playhouse, as she is Jill's older sister. After graduating from the University of Texas with a degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education, she returned to Fort Worth where she spent the next three years teaching in the FWISD system. After the birth of her son, Sheldon, she decided to join the family business as well. She has spent the last 11 years teaching Pre-K, helping run the school, as well as fine tuning the curriculum each year to make sure that Playhouse is at the top of the Preschool list for academics and care.

Paige Hayes

Office Manager

Lauren Sykes

Pre-K Lead Teacher

Laura Sherburn

Pre-K Lead Teacher

Amanda Chidgey

Pre-K Assistant Teacher

Blaine Reen

Pre-K Assistant Teacher

Becky Lowe

Three's Lead Teacher

Patricia Cowley

Three's Lead Teacher

Patricia Cowley, who also goes by Trisha, is starting her third year with us at the Playhouse Academy. She moved to Fort Worth from Colorado 3 years ago with her family and we were lucky enough to snag her before anyone else could. She has been married for 27 years and has three beautiful children. After graduating from Mohave College in Arizona she taught three and four year olds for the next six years. After teaching in a school setting she decided to open her own licensed in home child care, which she ran for five years. Her passion is to teach children and watch them blossom. She has been an amazing addition to our three year old team.

Natalie Meek

Three's Lead Teacher

Natalie Meek has been a teaching at Playhouse for the past seven years. However, she has been a part of the Playhouse family for the past fifteen years as each of her children attended school here. Natalie was born and raised in Fort Worth, TX and currently lives in Burleson. She has been married to her husband Brandon for the past 21 years and has three children. She graduated from TCU with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She has worked with several different age groups, and loves inspiring a love of learning in every child she is lucky enough to have in her classroom.

Tami Ramsay

Three's Assistant Teacher

Rene Johnson

Three's Assistant Teacher

Terri Harper

Three's Assistant Teacher

Terri Harper, known to most around here as TuTu, has is starting her fourth year as an assistant teacher at Playhouse. She has been happily married for 40 years, and has 2 beautiful daughters and 3 amazing and wonderful GRAND daughters. She started subbing with us when her granddaughters were attending school, and she was so wonderful we just had to hire her on full time!! She has been Ms. Natalie's assistant in the young threes since she began, and the two make an incredible pair. Terri is one of the most caring and loving teachers you will ever meet. We are blessed that her granddaughters share her with us!

Lindsay Weems

Two's Lead Teacher

Lindsay Weems is entering her eighth year teaching with us here at The Playhouse Academy. She is a local girl, born in Fort Worth and raised in Burleson. Lindsay graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in History, and the intention to teach high school. She discovered the Playhouse through her niece and nephew, who both attended. She soon joined the Playhouse team and has been educating and inspiring our two year olds ever since. She continues her education so she can provide a healthy, loving classroom for her students. She continuously meets her goal of creating a fun, interactive learning environment for all of the children who come into her classroom.

Kathy Paur

Two's Lead Teacher

Bri.C. Martin

Two's Lead Teacher

Tiffany Davault

Two's Assistant Teacher

Jessica Stovall

Two's Assistant Teacher

Jessica Stovall has been a part of the Playhouse family for the past nine years. She was born and raised in Fort Worth, TX and attended Tarleton State University where she pursed a degree in Early Childhood Education. She discovered the Playhouse Academy when her niece attended school. She has worked with multiple age groups and provides a loving and fun environment no matter what group she is with. Her love for children and her job is clear to anyone the second they meet her.

Samantha Smoot

Two's Assistant Teacher

Cari Adkins

Toddler Lead Teacher

Tiffany Hill

Toddler Lead Teacher

Caitlin Musick

Toddler Assistant Teacher

Kassandra Cowley

Toddler Assistant Teacher

Liz Smith

Infant Lead Teacher

Amanda Richerson

Infant Lead Teacher

Evalee Blackmond

Infant Lead Teacher

Suzi Davis

Infant Assistant Teacher

Jessica Supiano

Music Teacher

Andrea Salazar

Spanish Teacher