2025 SCECA Conference

Joy Huyck Oswald holds a BS in Christian Education from Columbia International University and 21 hours of Graduate courses in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Carolina.  She studied Spanish abroad in Costa Rica and Colombia.  In 2010, after eight years as an assistant director of a program in the Midlands of SC, she co-founded a non-profit bilingual preschool where she served as director for nearly 12 years.  Now, serving as the Dual Language Learner Quality Coach with SC Child Care Resource and Referral, Joy has the opportunity to continue supporting dual language learners and child care providers state-wide. She is passionate about helping South Carolina be a place that embraces all people, cultures, and languages starting with children in their earliest years. When she is not working, Joy and her husband enjoy going out for hot wings and playing with their dog and cat.