Meet Our Staff

My father, George Farmer, and I started our first venture into early childhood education in 2001. LeafSpring School at Sonterra has been operating in the Stone Oak area since 2003 and is accredited by both NAEYC and TX Rising Star (4 Star Certified). With the help of our extremely talented staff and loyal families, we have grown LeafSpring School San Antonio into the premier preschool in North San Antonio. LeafSpring School is the model to which the local colleges and universities refer their early childhood students for observations and internships.

My background as a special education teacher gives me insight into early childhood education and as both a teacher and a mother, it is my intention to provide quality care to other parents in San Antonio. With the addition of LeafSpring School at Cibolo Canyons Canyons, in 2013, we are able to provide an incredible education and school-age recreation program to even more families! I am so excited with success of both programs and the relationships we have created at both schools. On a personal level, I have three fantastic kids, Kyle (27), Kennedy (22)and Collin (20) who all grew up at LeafSpring School and I couldn’t be more proud of them and their accomplishments. I love to travel with my family, reading and relaxing with friends.

My name is Heather Mattingly and I have been with LeafSpring Schools since 2004.  I began as a Lead Teacher in Red Room and worked my way up to Site Director.  In February of 2013, my journey with LeafSpring School continued as I opened our new location on Marshall Road.  I have my degree in Early Childhood Education and have spent most of my life working with young children.  I enjoy the freedom of play and learning that is associated with the little ones.  I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 26 years and we have two children, ages 22 and 25, and three pound pups.  We moved from Wichita, KS to San Antonio over 16 years ago and have enjoyed every minute of it – well, except the heat.  I enjoy going to the movies and being creative, whether it be painting, crafts, sewing or cooking.

“A person’s a person, no matter how small” – Dr. Seuss.

My name is Sara Lawson and I have been with LeafSpring Schools since 2015. I am from San Antonio but spent 7 years of my life in Seattle, WA, where I met my husband. We got married in 2014 and share a son that attends the toddler classroom here at LeafSpring. My love and passion for early childhood started when I was in high school when I began babysitting and since then I have worked in ECE for the past 15 years. I started at LeafSpring as a teacher in our Blue Room and attainted my CDA. I got promoted to the Curriculum Specialist position and have been doing that the past 4 years until I was recently promoted to Associate Director of Campus Programs. I have enjoyed all the families I have met and opportunities that have been offered to me the last several years at LeafSpring School. In my free time I enjoy spending time with family and friends, camping, music and going to the movies!