Ignite Institute for Early Learning is a warm and loving childcare center with classrooms that serve engage children from 6 weeks to 5 years, in age appropriate faith-based learning. It is our mission to provide a supportive and nurturing learning environment where children are lovingly guided to grow physically, cognitively, emotionally, and spiritually. Our carefully crafted program is designed to provide the children in attendance with a superb framework for a successful transition to elementary school while also building a personal, meaningful, Christ-centered worldview.
At Ignite, we desire to honor Christ in all aspects of our program, including our educational approach. To educate not just the mind, the entire person as a whole, we utilize the Charlotte Mason method. Charlotte Mason was a British author, teacher, and lecturer in the late 1800s. Her philosophy of education has persisted for over a century and has regained popularity recently, especially among a subset of private and homeschooling families. The Charlotte Mason educational model seeks to help students create positive habits that affect not just their schooling, but their lives. In her words, "Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life."
The importance of parent-teacher cooperation & support!
By "atmosphere," Charlotte meant the surroundings in which the child grows up. While we are in a school setting and focus on the atmosphere in the classroom, we know that a child absorbs a significant amount of their ideas and values from their home environment. Charlotte believed that "the ideas that rule your life as the parent make up one-third of your child’s education."
Statistically, research supports this ideology. So we will gladly endeavor to get to know each of our students and their families so we can work cooperatively together in your child's education.
Charlotte said, "We spread an abundant and delicate feast, and each small guest assimilates what he can."
Presenting a plethora of learning subjects is the only way to ensure a child is well versed in just as many topics.
By "discipline," Charlotte also meant the discipline of good habits—specifically, habits of character. Cultivating good habits in a child’s life makes up another third of the child’s education. Therefore, we endeavor to instill good habits and routines for actions and attitudes that are grounded in Christian ethics and values.
Charlotte Mason said, "Never be within doors when you can rightly be without."
Charlotte believed that children should be given living thoughts and ideas, not just dry facts. So her methods for teaching the various school subjects are built around that concept. Therefore, we endeavor to turn academics into playful and fun learning experiences that are fully alive.
This approach uses short, intentionally focused lessons and time-frames to keep learning fun throughout the day! Learning stays alive when children move seamlessly from one activity to the next (guided by their teacher), continuously engaged in a dynamic atmosphere!
With a degree in youth ministry from Bluffton University, Brittany Bush served as a youth minister and worship director for multiple churches in the Cincinnati area and received valuable training also teaching in several private schools and early learning centers during those years as well. Recognizing the need locally for an excellent, nurturing, efficient, and Christ-centered early learning school Brittany along with her husband Rev. Dr. Daniel Bush founded Ignite Institute for Early Learning in 2022. The goal was always to create a program and where both children and teachers could thrive under the guidance of Christ-centered leadership, engaging teaching methodologies, state standards, and Christian values.
Ms. Brittany poured her blood sweat and tears into the founding of Ignite, directed all campus logistics for the first three school years, and is proud to now step back and watch as the current and future staff build upon the lessons learned along the way, forging new paths into the future.
I was born and raised in the Bay Area, but I’ve been rooted in Kentucky for 11 years now. I am married and a proud mother to two beautiful children who attend Ignite. My passion for education was ignited during my time at Coastal Carolina University (CCU), where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. While at CCU, I completed two education internships, partnering with local K-12 schools to teach and lead environmental conservation programs. Before starting at Ignite in 2024, I served as a long-term substitute teacher with Boone County Schools, and a lead school-age teacher at a local academy. After teaching Jr Kindergarten at Ignite last year and training this summer in leadership, I’m thrilled to now lead the team at Ignite and to help shape the bright minds of our future!
Born and raised in Northwest Ohio, I moved to the Cincinnati area in 2008 to start my teaching career. After 4.5 years of teaching, I discovered my passion for behavioral therapy. I pursued a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis and transitioned to inpatient psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. I earned my national board certification as a BCBA and began my career in behavior therapy. I’ve worked with children and adults with disabilities in home, community, and clinic settings. Teaching young children is my passion; I love watching them grow into their unique personalities. I live in Union with my husband and three children. I enjoy baking, reading, traveling, and doing arts and crafts with my family. I’m proud to be assisting the Director and staff at Ignite, an amazing team!
My fiancé and I have been together for three years, and we had our first son in 2024. While pregnant, I experienced the rigors of cosmetology school, persevering to graduate, test, and obtain my hair styling state license just weeks before giving birth. Before cosmetology school, I worked in childcare settings for four years, where I was the lead teacher for one- and two-year-olds. Then I moved on to work at Boone County High School with special needs teenagers for two years. I have loved working with children, and now, becoming a mom myself, I can’t wait to give care and love again to infants & toddlers Ignite! When I am not in the classroom, I like to spend my free time with my little family, going to car shows and camping.
Born and raised in Kentucky, Walton has been my forever home! I don’t have any children of my own yet but I’m a very involved Auntie to two beautiful nieces who take up most of my off days! I have always enjoyed caring for others, starting with my first position in childcare during highschool. As a teenager, I worked after school a few hours a day, learning the ropes and receiving hands on training. Eventually I moved into the two year old age group and then became a lead infant teacher! A few years later I transitioned to elderly care, which I still do part time at a faith based senior living center! I love both elderly care and childcare for different reasons, but there is something very special about helping children develop into their full selves. Nothing compares to the joy of watching them learn/try new things each day, which I strive to help them do each day at Ignite! When I’m not with them or in the classroom I enjoy spending time with friends, reading, shopping and relaxing! I look forward to sharing God's love and caring for your little one here at Ignite.
Hey friends! I live in Oakbrook. My fiancé, Kevin, is a realtor. I have three wonderful children—a high schooler, an elementary schooler, and one who attends Ignite! I’ve worked in childcare since I was 19 and absolutely fell in love with caring for and watching children learn and thrive. My faith is central to my life, and it’s a blessing to work at Ignite, where I can help guide your child(ren) on their educational and spiritual journey. In my free time, I enjoy attending my children’s sports and activities and going on adventures with my family. We love exploring new places and discovering new things to do! I’m excited to share the love of learning and the joy of Jesus with your child(ren) (Proverbs 22:6)!
Florence is home for my husband, our rescue pup Roxy, and me—and here at Ignite Jr Kindergarten is my teaching space. I hold a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education from Northern Kentucky University and spent four lively years at Head Start and Boone County Schools guiding preschoolers through letters, numbers, and friendships. Those seasons showed me that vision fuels effort, so in Jr K I blend inquiry, song, and purposeful play to help children picture bold futures and practice the skills to reach them. After school we’re out on neighborhood trails or cheering on NKU hoops, ever gathering fresh stories for tomorrow’s lessons here.
Hi, I’m Hailey. Shortly after graduating high school I began working alongside my mom in a classroom and quickly found my calling. I’ve spent five years in early childhood settings across Northern Kentucky, including a Christian preschool where I shared the gospel with three- to five-year-olds. I love discovering each child’s unique personality and shaping a calm, welcoming space where they can grow. When I’m off the clock, you’ll find me walking, traveling, or gathered with family.
Hello! I’m Lacey—nineteen and beginning my sophomore year at NKU, studying Elementary Education. At Calvary Christian High I served two years as a teacher’s assistant, where classroom life captured my heart—especially guiding children toward Jesus with joy, patience, and gentleness. Teaching isn’t just a plan; it’s a calling, and I’m eager to teach, learn, and grow alongside your little ones. When I’m off the clock, you’ll find me with my pets or gathered with family and friends. I’m grateful and excited to see what the Lord unfolds next!!
Hello everyone! I grew up in a rural area in NW Ohio. I graduated from Ohio Northern University with a BA in English and a minor in Secondary Education. I taught in public schools for a few years, then got married, had two beautiful daughters (including Brittany the founder of Ignite) and then taught for several years in Christian schools. I credit my childhood neighbor with the beginning of my journey towards Jesus. She and her father invited me to church and he became a mentor in my life. As a result of his spiritual leadership I accepted Christ into my heart when I was in the 6th grade. From that moment until the present, it has been my sincere desire to be an example in words and deeds of Christ's great love, compassion, and forgiveness. I look forward to sharing biblically centered lessons with your little ones this year!
Ignite believes in a dynamic, experiential, and intentional approach to teaching and learning. This approach fosters children's intellectual development as they are encouraged to explore their environment and express themselves through words, movement, drawing, painting, playing, and other natural modes of expression. We promote an environment where children can develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary for a successful and meaningful life.
Ignite teachers engage children in activities focused on relationships and inquiry using "Living Methods." "Living Methods" mean...
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