Bullfrogs and Butterflies
Bullfrogs & Butterflies (B&B) is a quality Christian preschool which has served Andover and the surrounding community since 1988. We have a committed and experienced staff. In fact, all our Lead Teachers have been at B&B for more than 20 years! The whole staff go above and beyond, seeing their role as a ministry. In short, at B&B, we teach ABCs and we plant seeds of faith.
Meet the team.
Brandy Ybarra
Director
Brandy has been the Program Director for Bullfrogs and Butterflies since June of 2017. She has 5 years experience teaching preschool at WSU’s Child Development Center and earned her Preschool Director’s License through the KDHE in August of 2006. She loves preschool-aged kids because they learn so many new things and are so excited about life! She is also grateful to be able to teach children about Jesus!
Sharon Weldon
Pre-K Lead Teacher
Sharon started B&B in 1988. She loves taking polliwogs and caterpillars and watching them become Bullfrogs and Butterflies, and seeing them find joy in learning and fall in love with Jesus. Another thing she loves about her job is getting students ready for kindergarten!
Karen Janzen
Pre-K Teacher Aide
Karen started working full-time at B&B in the 2015-2016 school year after substituting the previous year. She loves the kids, their openness to learning, watching them grow in leaps and bounds throughout the school year, and meeting developmental milestones.
Liz Martineau
Pre-K Teacher Aide
Liz started with B & B in August of 2020, and has a background teaching 1st grade as well as preschool. She loves the innocence of the kids and how they are so excited and enthusiastic about everything. Another thing that has brought her joy is getting to know the students' families and other preschool staff members!
Ashley Sandwell
Pre-K Lead Teacher
Ashley started with B&B in 2016. She loves being with B&B because of how supportive and helpful the staff are. She also loves seeing kids have light bulb moments and getting to share Jesus with them.
Amy Shire
Pre-K Teacher Aide
Amy started at B&B in 2021, but she had two daughters in the program before that. She loves working with this age because of how innocent and enthusiastic the kids are. She also loves it how each day is different, new, and never boring!
Jackie Sebbo
Polliwogs Lead Teacher
Jackie started with B&B in 1995. She feels called by God to teach, and has great love for her students, especially the way they always keep her on her toes! She also appreciates the way the B&B staff are so supportive of one another in their job teaching children.
Sarah Boyd
Polliwogs Teacher Aide
Sarah started at B & B in August of 2022, and has three years of experience teaching preschool. She loves the academics part of teaching-seeing them grow with all their skills, especially writing their names and how proud they are when they finally get it!
Janice Claasen
Pre-K Teacher Aide
Janice started at Bullfrogs in August of 2022. She has run her own daycare, been a commander of AWANA, done foster care, and was a children's minister for over 20 years. She loves working with kids and teaching them about Jesus!