Alana started at ELDC in May 2022.  She attended North Seattle Community College where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education. She has worked with all ages, both as a lead and an assistant for about 15 years off and on.

Michelle started at ELDC in May 2023. She is originally from Oakland, CA and has worked with kids of all ages and loves to teach them the importance of being themselves. Michelle is a culinary graduate and even has her own start-up bakery that she runs from home. 

Andrea began working at ELDC in April 2021. She was born and raised in Lima, Peru where she was in the hospitality industry for 10 years. She and her husband moved to Seattle from New Orleans and is now pursuing her passion as a caretaker and excited to work with young children.

Jackie began at ELDC on May 2024. She has taken ECE courses and earned certificates for ECE at Bates Technical and worked as a teaching assistant at Tilden Private School.

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Nancy joined ELDC in 2019. She is currently pursuing her degree in Elementary Education. Besides babysitting her cousins and friends, Nancy volunteered at the Washoe School District and worked at the Boys and Girls club. 

Ashley began at ELDC in February 2023. She grew up in Houston, TX and moved around a lot growing up. Ashley has worked mainly in food service for several years, but loves being around children. She has babysat for my nieces, nephews, and children of varying ages and loved being able to help out families that needed care.

Byanu joined ELDC in May 2020. She has a BAS in Early Childhood Education from North Seattle College. She has been a teacher for over 17 years, working mainly with infants to two year olds. 

Eliana started at ELDC in July 2024. She has an AA in Arts from Seattle Central College. While working at the Boys and Girls Club with children K-12, she realized the significance of children in our lives and found her passion for helping them.

Victoria started working at ELDC in January 2020. She earned an Associate’s Degree in Child Development and Early Childhood Education. Her experience includes working with children of various ages.

Cristiane started at ELDC in September 2023. She has her Bachelors in Education and taught at Jardim Escola Stockler and Colegio Santa Inacio in Brazil For over 10 years, she worked with children from infant to 6 years old. Her native language is Portuguese and can understand a bit of Spanish. 

Ashley began at ELDC in February 2023. She grew up in Houston, TX and moved around a lot growing up. Ashley has worked mainly in food service for several years, but loves being around children. She has babysat for my nieces, nephews, and children of varying ages and loved being able to help out families that needed care.

Astrid  began at ELDC in February 2024. She has an associates in English from Shoreline Community College where she also took ECE classes. Astrid began taking care of her siblings and other family members and just fell in love with it. 
 

Julia joined ELDC in August 2024. She has a Bachelors in Psychology from Seattle Pacific University and aspires to be an educational psychologist. She previously worked as a nanny and is currently a Masters student.

Echo started at ELDC on June 2024. They have spent much of their  life with other kids through babysitting and some experience with ECE. In those years, they discovered a love for working with children and being a big part of their lives and seeing their creativity.

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Lila started at ELDC on June 2024. They have spent much of their  life with other kids through babysitting and some experience with ECE. In those years, they discovered a love for working with children and being a big part of their lives and seeing their creativity.

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Anna started at ELDC in September 2024. She has always gravitated towards taking care of her younger cousins since she was a kid and has loved doing it. She  has taken ECE courses at North Seattle college and previously worked with the toddler age group at Mighty Kids.

Glorie has been at ELDC since 2000. She has worked in every classroom in several positions, including being a lead teacher. She has an AAS from NSCC. Glorie has worked in the ELDC kitchen before, cooking up some yummy meals for the children.