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WATERVILLE — Educare Central Maine preschool teacher Sue Giguere has been awarded the 2017 Marcia Lovell Award for her 41 years of work with at-risk children and families into her classroom at Educare Central Maine.
Giguere began in 1976 as a day-care teacher aide, making $2.30 an hour, according to a news release from Educare.
“She has been devoted to assuring even Maine’s youngest children receive the highest quality early care and education possible,” the release said.
“Sue can be observed smiling and laughing as she interacts with the 16 3 to 5-year-old children she cares for. She values the conversations she has with the children in her classroom, and regardless of the rigorous demands placed on today’s early educators, Sue never fails to be in the moment with a child.”
The Marcia Lovell Award is given to individual practitioner, representing the eight Department of Health and Human Services districts. Award recipients embody the spirit and zest for life for which Marcia was known and have shown a commitment to the ideals that Marcia held so dear, the release said.
The award was presented at the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children’s Fall conference, Saturday Oct. 21, at Bowdoin College.
