“Little Land Stewards is a project of love for teaching, witnessing learning, and growing big thinkers”
-Kelly Hayes Creasman, Director
Nestled within 40 acres of farmland in Alexander, North Carolina, Little Land Stewards is founded on land that has been in the Creasman family for 75 years. In homage to those who were here before us, this experience is meant to be one for growing self-sufficient thinkers, who problem-solved and adapted to the changing times while remaining true to their values of integrity, laughter, and serving the people and land around them.
Who We Are
CEO: Director
Kelly Hayes Creasman is a mother, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200-hour level and Founder of Little Land Stewards. She has been working with kids on the Autism Spectrum ranging from 15 months to 18 years and with a wide range of skills and deficits since 2011.
- Within her 12 years of experience in this field, Kelly has led workshops to train teachers and parents on teaching mindfulness and yoga to young children and children with special needs. She taught yoga and mindfulness classes directly through elementary programs in both public and private schools, and participated as a lead instructor for Children’s Yoga Teacher Training at Little Guru Yoga,
- Kelly has led staff training on implementing values-based teaching procedures within the school and clinic settings, as well as written and implemented countless programs to increase social skills, tolerance skills, and self-advocacy skills for a wide range of clients.
- Kelly participated as a guest speaker for the 2020 Autism Summit with Holly Blanc Moses and Dr. Emily King on implementing mindfulness in daily practice with kids on the spectrum as well as incorporating Acceptance and Commitment Training in direct work with children of all ages.
COO: Administrative Director
- Ann Davis Moore has been in the childcare industry for a decade, and the performing arts for over 20 years. She studied as a professional dancer and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from The University of North Carolina Greensboro in 2020.
- After graduating, AD went from full-time nanny to becoming certified in Applied Behavioral Analysis for children with Autism in a clinical setting in 2021. Alongside providing 1:1 therapy, she taught within a special needs classroom, and lead group yoga and dance to special needs students, and in 2022 transitioned back to NC to continue her work with young children on the Autism spectrum.
- Expanding from therapy to administration within the clinic, she became the Office Manager for her Raleigh based clinic in 2022, and has continued to dedicate her life to teaching young learners a wide range of skills. She completed a Wild Learning Certification in March 2024, and is loving her role as the Administrative Director and Co-Founder of Little Land Stewards!
Little Land Stewards Nature Based Childcare 