Educators
The care and education of young children is a complex and demanding profession. Educators must have knowledge and skills that prepare them to be successful in their challenging and rewarding work. This foundation is gained through formal education, ongoing professional development, mentoring relationships and a deep commitment to young children and to the early childhood profession.
Enlighten Preschool De Anza employs and supports a teaching staff that has the educational qualifications, experience and professional commitment necessary to promote children's learning and to support families' diverse needs and interest. From the classroom to the office, our staff consists of talented, thoughtful, heart-centered people with AA to BA degrees in Early Childhood Education or related fields. All members of our teaching staff are fully qualified teachers with the State of California and are credentialed with the Santa Clara County Department of Education or are working towards their teaching credential. They are dedicated to the lives of young children, to reflective practice and to the value of life-long learning.
At Enlighten De Anza Center, our staff chose to become Montessori teachers because they love children and believe that they carry with them – through their thoughts, decisions, and actions – the promise of the future. It is this passion and the joy of witnessing the children unfolding their potential that drive our staff to continue to do their best to offer a calm, orderly, and inviting environment for the children to explore. The staff is trained to use observation to monitor and respond to the children’s developmental tendencies.