In most early childhood classrooms, you’ll find two or three teachers at all times. The way teaching teams come together is often random, so when a teaching team happens to make a perfect match, it’s like striking gold.

At P.S. 17, Ms. Bermeo and Ms. Alvarado are one such match. The warm relationship between the teachers is reflected in their classroom — one that is safe, nurturing and predictable for all students and families in this diverse New York City neighborhood.

Tiny Big Moments is a production of ParentCorps, an evidence-based early childhood program housed at NYU Langone. This episode was produced by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven and Cindy Gray, and edited by Shanika Gunaratna. 

You can learn more about ParentCorps programming at www.weareparentcorps.org and you can donate to support our work at www.weareparentcorps.org/support-us.