Cornerstone Children's Center is the brainchild of Lisbeth Olsen Condo and Margaret Conley Heffel.

It was conceived as an early care and education center of the highest quality, designed to provide a nurturing environment where children can thrive, to be a support to the busy parent, to be a great place for professionals to work and to be a resource to the community.

Marge and Lisbeth love what they do. Their commitment to excellence is reflected in every aspect of Cornerstone Children's Center.

Lisbeth Olsen Condo earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Western Connecticut State University in 1988. She entered the childcare field in the summer of 1987 and has been dedicated to positively impacting the quality of the care for young children, supporting parents and developing staff to reach their fullest potential ever since.

Lisbeth is actively involved in the childcare community. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the New England, Connecticut and Mid Fairfield AEYCs. Lisbeth served on the Board of the Connecticut AEYC as Co-chair of their newsletter. She is a Validator for the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs and Co-chair of the Greater Bridgeport Director's Group Staff Development Committee.

Lisbeth is the proud mother of two and knows first hand the challenges of combining motherhood and a career.

Marge Heffel earned a Masters of Science in Education with a concentration in Early Childhood Leadership from Bank Street College of Education in 2002. Prior to that she received her Bachelor's Degree in English from Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY and worked on her Masters in Business Administration at Adelphi University. She managed a family retail business for several years after college and held subsequently more responsible positions in Human Resource Management until she relocated to Connecticut.

In 2003 Marge was honored to earn the Connecticut Master Director Credential in Early Care and Education.

Marge also has been active in the childcare community holding officer positions on the Boards of Directors of The Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resources and the Elizabeth Shelton PTA. She served as founding President of the Connecticut School Age Child Care Alliance has been active as a member of the Hopkins Parent Council and the Connecticut League of Women Voters.

As a working mom, Marge understands the childcare needs of working parents. When she contemplated a return to work after the birth of her second child she used this knowledge in the design of what became Kidstop Developmental Child Care Center.

Marge and Lisbeth first teamed up at Kidstop. They decided to team up again to open a sister center in 1996 and Cornerstone Children's Center was born!

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