Meet Our Infant Team

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Orange Tigers, Waddler Teacher

Kayla began her journey at Mini Einstein's as a support staff teacher before she became the Orange Tiger's teacher. She worked in a daycare in Riverton, Utah, where she gained experience caring for infants and toddlers. She has experience babysitting since she was 12 years old. She comes from a large family and is used  to having a lot of people around her. One of her passions is art, and she can't wait to incorporate it with the kids and get creative. Kayla enjoys being outside and active and loves being able to run around with the kids.

Magenta Monkeys, Waddler Teacher

Sandy was born and raised in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. She left everything behind and moved to Washington a few years ago. She has many years of volunteer work with children including working with special needs children and managing craft booths for children. She attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa, which is also where she met her husband Daniel. Some of her hobbies include spending time with family, eating, and traveling. Her love of traveling has sent Sandy and her husband all over the world.

Magenta Monkeys, Waddler Teacher

Mai Lee left party planning to become a nanny and later a caregiver to provide companionship to elderly individuals. She loves helping those in all walks of life, but mostly Mai Lee found her passion in working with children. Being blessed with the opportunity to help your children learn and grow has been very exciting for her. She is an aunty of fifteen nieces and nephews whose ages range from one to eighteen years of age and they sure keep her busy on the weekends! Mai Lee is super excited to be here to work with the children alongside her co-teacher Sandy.

Teal Turtles, Toddler Teacher

Emily has worked in childcare for over four years and loves it! She has worked with every age group from 2 months to 5 years old and enjoys them all. She is currently going to school to be a children's psychiatrist and her passion is to help children reach their full potential through positivity and support. In her personal time she enjoys painting, crafting and running with her dog, Herbert, as well as spending quality time with family and friends. Emily so excited to be part of the team here at MELC and is excited for the future with her awesome group of mini Einsteins.

Teal Turtles, Toddler Teacher

Rosita joined Mini Einstein's as a toddler teacher and has loved every moment.  She previously worked at a family amusement park where her interest in working with children began. She made the decision to join Mini Einstein's to further her experience and knowledge in working with young children. In her free time, Rosita enjoys hiking, drawing, painting, and spending time with friends.

Purple Pandas, Toddler Teacher

Romina has years of experience working with infants, toddlers, preschoolers as well as school-aged students.  She is looking forward to many more years of learning, fun, and adventures!  She was born in Argentina and moved to The United States when she was 18 years of age, with her mom and brother. They first arrived in Miami, Florida where they lived for more than ten years. She went to Miami Dade College to obtain a degree in Psychology. While working towards her degree the sister of a friend asked her to help her at her preschool and that's when she discovered her true passion. Since that day, December 1st, 2015 (coincidently the day of her birthday) she has been working as a preschool teacher. 

Black Penguins, Preschool Teacher

Danika is very excited to be your child's teacher! She was born and raised in Washington State, but she is Russian and Guyanese! She began working in childcare at the age of 16, and continues to grow her knowledge and further her education. She is engaged and has an adventurous puppy. She is obsessed with plants and even has a green house in her living room! 

Pink Flamingos, Preschool Teacher.  Brandiann's journey with Mini Einstein's began with her own children attending Mini Einstein's as toddlers almost ten years ago. She was working in nursing, specializing in dementia, TBI, and hospice care before becoming a teacher at Mini Einstein's in 2015. Brandiann loves that, by changing careers, she is now able to help and guide in the beginning stages of one's life.  Brandiann's first two years as a teacher was as a toddler teacher and now she has the joy of working with all ages. We are all a big family at MELC and Brandiann is so happy to be a part of it! "I trusted the care of my children to MELC, so thank you for doing the same with your children." 

Silver Foxes, Preschool Teacher

Jocelyn has been with Mini Einstein's for over two years. She started with Mini Einstein's as a waddler teacher before becoming a preschool teacher. She began her education in Early Childhood Education with child development classes in high school for three years. She has had a passion for working with children since she was young. She is furthering her education in Early Childhood Education and hopes to transfer to UW in the near future to complete her bachelor's.  She was born and raised in Wenatchee, and recently moved into her own place. Jocelyn loves to explore and spend time in the great outdoors with the beautiful evergreens.

Golden Eagles, School-Age Teacher   

Ashley Morga been known as “Ms. Ashley” for over 15 years now, having been a dance studio owner and instructor for 13 years before making the move into child care. She recently completed her Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education and also holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied both dance and history. She believes that kids weren't meant to sit still and is excited to continue working with kids and watching them grow! When she's not at MELC, Ashley enjoys exploring new places around the Pacific Northwest and traveling, especially to the Caribbean and Europe. She also enjoys watching her daughter, Madison (named after her alma mater!), grow and discover her own interests of playing hockey, swimming, baking, and drawing.

White Wolves, School-Age Teacher  

Amelia has been a teacher at Mini Einstein’s Learning Center since 2013 and is happy to now be a part of MELC SOUTH Education Support Camp! She is originally from Yakima, WA where she graduated high school in 1999 and received her diploma from A.C. Davis High School. A few years later, she received her CDA in Infant/Toddler. She is continuing her training in Early Education through annual workshops. She has been working with children for 16 years, starting out as a babysitter for a friend, then as a teacher’s assistant for a toddler room. Throughout the years she has worked with different age groups from infants to preschool. Amelia loves to do arts and crafts, but does not always have time for it at home. So she is always trying to do some interesting and fun artwork with the children in her class. She enjoys going to the beach and exploring new and different places. She also loves playing games that challenge her mind and cause her to engage her thought process in different ways.

 School-Age Support Teacher

Will can be found in the school environment most days of the week, if it's not at Mini Einstein's, it will be at one of the schools in the Renton school district! His mom has been a lifelong teacher in the Renton school district. Having her there gave him the chance to learn from her over the last 2 decades. From the gen ed classroom, he went to a specialized program to pursue an applied associate in the culinary arts. Food is one of his passions in life. He recently bought an old '93 Chevy Silverado which takes up most of his Sundays. 

 Blue Peacocks, Pre-K TeacherMs. Ngoc is married and has two grown children, one boy and one girl. She was born and raised in Vietnam. She became a U. S. Citizen in 2019. Ngoc graduated from Hanoi Foreign Language Teacher’s University, majoring in French. She has 10 years’ experience working in the early education field, including running her own preschool/kindergarten school in Hanoi for 6 years. On March 15, 2020, she will have spent 3 years working with MELC as a substitute teacher. In this position, she has had a chance to work with all the teachers and students at the school. She appreciates all the love and support she has received from management, the teachers, the students, and the parents. Working with children has been her desire.  Her hobbies are making crafts from paper, Origami, drawing and traveling. Ngoc looks forward to continuing working toward the goals of MELC. 

Support Teacher Floater. Oscar began working at Mini Einstein's to gain experience working with young children in an education setting, as well as to gain experience personally to merit. Oscar has worked at Mini Einstein's for over a year and looks forward to learn more as time passes here!  He has always been around children growing up. Oscar thinks his strong suits are motivating and being active.  He is very resilient, which comes in handy. Oscar wants to learn more about technology and seeks a future in coding and robotics! He would even like to build an app one day, one similar to the app we use here! He enjoys eating spicy food and Mexican candy. He also enjoys playing video games and streaming on his computer.

Oscar looks forward to getting to know you and your children.  "We all learn and grow together!"

Support Teacher Floater. Sahar loves being a part of Mini Einstein's and is excited to get to know your family! Sahar's background experience is as an Attorney at Law for eight years prior to becoming a teacher at Mini Einstein's. She has a PhD in Administrative Law and Masters in International Law as well as training in Early Childhood Education. She is a very energetic and compassionate person and loves dealing with young kids. Sahar came from the Middle East and can tell a lot of stories about life in that part of the world.

Support Teacher Floater. Narissa was born in Chanburi, Thailand and raised in Shoreline, Washington. Her father was in the U.S. Navy, and she admires that MELC is a veteran-owned company. She is currently working on earning her AA in Early Childhood Education. She plans to further her education at the University of Montana. Prior to working at Mini Einstein's, she coached volleyball at Kellogg Middle School and nannied for family friends. Narissa played sports growing up and fell in love with fast pitch softball. Her success in high school and select travel teams led to her desire to play in college. Other than softball, she enjoys singing, fishing, and hiking. 

Support Teacher Floater.  Narda  

is originally from Perú and is fluent in Spanish. She has 2 kids, a 12-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy.  She has been working with kids for 11 yrs now, from Infants to School Age children.  Narda has an ECE degree with some additional Psychology courses taken.  She has been with MELC since October 2020.  In her spare time, Narda loves to bake, read,  watch movies with her kids, and play board games. 

Support  Team Member. Sandra has been a part of Mini Einstein's since March 2012 as a parent. She became our school chef for a year before spending 5 years as a waddler and toddler teacher.  Now Sandra continues to support our center through her own company as our janitor and substitute.

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Support  Team Member.  Asha spent time babysitting while in high school. She began learning Mandarin while attending high school and can count to 99 in Mandarin. She was part of Oakland Natives Give Back a nonprofit organization serving her community to supply children with school supplies. Her interest in working with kids began at a young age when growing up in her grandmothers daycare. She is currently a student at Sacramento State working on her Psychology degree.  Once finished she wants to work with children in the juvenile and foster care system to become a role model to youths in need.

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Support  Team Member. Karime was a volunteer babysitter for 3 years. She spent time reading and assisting with homework with children from Connell Elementary for 2 years. She is currently a student at Washington State University and is double majoring in criminal justice and political science with a minor in psychology. Her favorite hobbies include reading books, being outdoors, and painting. 

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