Lucy Hamilton, Owner

Terri-Lyn Mangum, Owner​

Founder and owner of Bridging Oceans, will also be running the daily operations as Director. Terri-Lyn studied at Mt. Olive University in North Carolina and holds a Bachelors of Science in Early Childhood Education. Terri-Lyn has owned and operated an in-home childcare for nearly a decade in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to opening her own facility, Terri-Lyn worked closely with special needs children for four years. She was an avid volunteer in her children’s childcare where she helped the provider create and organize lesson plans for the week. Through her volunteer and entrepreneurial efforts, she found her underlying passion for teaching young children. After giving birth to her second child, and discovering that many local childcare services did not provide her children with the environment she sought after, Terri-Lyn revisited the idea of opening a childcare center. She wanted to set herself apart from the other facilities, so she implemented language introduction and a curriculum for children ages birth through five. Ms. Mangum has consistently continued to improve her childcare center, by frequently implementing new ideas since opening her first facility 17 years ago.

Meet the Owners 

Founder and owner of Bridging Oceans, will also manage daily operations as the Assistant Director. Lucy studied at St. John’s university in New York and holds a Bachelors in Science in Physician Assistant studies with a minor in child psychology. She also obtained her RN licensure. She has worked in daycare facilities, tutored English in her ten years abroad as well as worked in various children shelters and orphanages during her time abroad. Also having lived in multiple countries such as France, Spain, Turkey and Japan she holds the importance of language and cultural acceptance in high regards. She is a mother of 3 children who have received the opportunity to experience different learning institutions globally which she believes has had a tremendous impact on their formative years. The different experiences her children have had the opportunity to be exposed to as wells as the impact it has had on them is what fuels the mission of wanting a global education for all children.

Meet the staff