Meet Our Team
The Owners
Howdy y’all! We’re Caleb and Becky Petter with our two beautiful children, Gracie (3 years) and Graham (7 years). West is our home and after venturing away to pursue careers and other adventures, we’ve returned! We’re excited for our children to grow up as we did where life is a bit slower, family is just down the road, and you see friends everywhere you go.
Here’s a little more about us…
Caleb is a West ISD graduate, Class of 2001, and Becky is a Connally ISD graduate, Class of 2002 – true rivals ☺. We met in high school, dated most of our college years and married in 2010. Caleb graduated from Sam Houston State University and currently operates his own HVAC company, Petter Built Heating & Cooling. Becky graduated from Baylor University and for more than a decade led marketing and communications efforts for higher education and public schools.
Opening Heavenly Harvest is truly an answer to steadfast prayer and patience. It’s our mission to provide a caring and supportive environment to grow strong, kind, and courageous children of God. There is a need for more top-notch, quality childcare and the Lord has placed it on our hearts to help provide it for our community and surrounding areas. We’re happy to be back home, surrounded by family and friends, and helping to grow the next generations.
The Best Leadership
Kenna Bettge, Director
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An outstanding childcare center needs an outstanding director! Meet Kenna Bettge. As Director, Kenna oversees all day-to-day operations at Heavenly Harvest and ensures we’re providing the best care for each family. Having served as an elementary school teacher for 10 years, Kenna brings a wealth of knowledge to our classrooms. With her guidance, we incorporate a robust curriculum program and various activities in the classes to fit each age level appropriately and effectively. Kenna provides the tools and structure needed for each teacher to do their best job and fully focus on the children.
Kenna and her husband Kevin are both locals to the area having graduated from Abbott ISD and West ISD. Their daughter has been with Heavenly Harvest since our grand opening and will be headed to Pre-K at West ISD this year.
We are blessed to have Kenna with us!
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The Amazing Staff
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Autumn Farrington, Assistant Teacher
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Brandi Cvikel, Teacher
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Brianna Charles, Assistant (Floater)
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Caitlyn Hanna, Teacher
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Emma Marek, Assistant (Floater)
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Jaden Massey, Assistant Teacher
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Jennifer Hanna, Teacher
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Joyce McCreary, Teacher
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Kathy Matthews, Cook
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Kaylee Glascock, Teacher
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Kenna Cox, Assistant Teacher
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Peggy Means, Housekeeping (Floater)
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Marlena Major, Teacher
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Mariah Williams, Assistant (Floater)
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Reese Witmer, Assistant Teacher
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Sandy Barton, Cook & Floater
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Trinity White, Assistant Teacher
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Whitney Bajer, Assistant Teacher
Staff Requirements
CPR and First Aid
All staff are required to be CPR and First Aid certified within 30 days of employment and prior to placement in a classroom with children, unless another certified staff member is also present. All staff members must maintain this certification throughout their employment.
Background Checks
All staff and ancillary vendors are required to pass a criminal background check, including fingerprinting, prior to interacting with children. Instances where ancillary vendors are involved, there will always be a school staff member present .
Training
All staff obtain at least 24 hours of training annually. These trainings ensure that our teachers and staff always know current and up to date safety procedures. The training also teaches our staff new techniques for teaching your children.
