I’m Teacher Jeanne.  I’ve been working with children for over 50 years.  I have a degree in early childhood education, raised three children of my own while running a nationally accredited home childcare, directed two large childcare centers, and taught elementary school for 18 years. 

Now I am privileged to operate a certified child care home where I get to interact with my grandchildren, and other children ages 18 months to 6 six years, and share their wonder and excitement. 

After hours I enjoy spending time with family, going to the beach, sewing, and dreaming up new experiences for children.  

I have 25 years of experience working with children and families birth to age 5. I have a son who is three years old. I love seeing children learn new things and reach milestones. I also love doing messy art projects, science activities, and music with children.

When not at Thriving Wildflowers, I enjoy spending time with my family , reading, hiking, playing board games, and watching movies.

I have over 16 years experience in early childhood education. I have always enjoyed working with children and hope to grow more working here at Thriving Wildflowers.

I love to explore the world and have been to many countries around the world. I love fashion and experimenting with my look . I am a proud dog mama of two mix dachshunds. I enjoy different creative activities from painting, sewing, drawing, clay work, jewelry making etc.

Child care seems to be in my blood. When I was young, my mom ran a home child care so she could be home with me and my siblings. When I was old enough, I started babysitting and enjoyed it immensely. During high school I served as a camp counselor for Outdoor School. I also volunteered in my mom’s class at Winterhaven Elementary.

I always enjoyed drawing and decided to go to college at SCAD in Savannah Georgia where I earned a degree in graphic art. I design fabric and specialize in floral paintings. When I decided to start a family, I took a corporate job at Dove Lewis in the HR department and was there for about five years.

Recently, I gave that up and joined my mom, Jeanne, at Thriving Wildflowers where I am happy to be working with her and our wonderful staff and families.

At 4 years old I had to switch dominant hands, a difficult transition I accomplished with support from many caring adults. As a teacher and parent, it brings me joy to be another supportive adult for our kids. Currently a proud new dad, before joining Thriving Wildflowers I worked one-on-one with neurodivergent toddlers. 

I was born and raised in Portland. I have two grown children and a puppy named Dahlia. I started watching kids when I was 13. I have been in childcare for over 15 years. I knew then that this is what I wanted to do. Watching children grow and learn is so rewarding. I love seeing their excitement as they learn things. I love doing art projects and simple science with the kids.

On my free time I love watching scary movies, trying new recipes and taking Dahlia for walks.

“Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning” Diane Ackerman