About Janice

I started Little Geniuses Preschool/Pre-K in December of 2006. I took a 6 yr sabaticle before starting LG.  I had a similar home business, prior to this business. I had it for about 9 years-I closed it after my divorce (I was married 15+years but chose to divorce). I'm very happy with my decision to divorce, it brings my new life path positive changes for me and my children. I was in a relationship where I couldn't get my x husband to go to family counciling, seperate or divorce so I chose divorce. I'm not an advocate of divorce but I do believe if nothing positive is coming from a marriage/relationship then sometimes it's best to part ways. 

  I come from a family of 5 children and I am the oldest. I come from a family of 2 girls and 3 boys.  I have a 22 yr old daughter and 14 year old daughter in 2008.

My significant other has 2 children also. His daughter is 23 yrs old and his son is 13 yrs old in 2008.   We are a blended family and have been for 9+ years now.  I'm in my late 40's and so is he. He also come from a family of 5 children and he's also the oldest of 5 children.  We both share many things in common with each other-more than most couples do.  We have over 60 things in common with each other-which is VERY rare. 

Greg is a computer GENIUS! He works from home-he often assists my clients with computer help, people from all over the USA and some local businesses. He's a computer programmer, computer consultant, runs servers for businesses and he sometimes will get roped into doing hardware installation but he enjoys programming mostly. He's very creative and enjoys working with all sorts of programs. His specialty is the medical field and real estate field. He can often fix people computers without leaving our abode--he often goes on-line and fixs people's computers with remote access.  We both work from home.  This better serves our family home dynamics.... 

Greg has done CPR for infants,child and adult, First Aid and Blood Born Pathegeons.  He has done a WA state criminal history check and it's on file in my class portfolio.  He often helps on field trips.  

 We both enjoy sci-fi, comedies, action films, fantasy films--we love to travel for weekend getaways and vacations out of state. We both love guiding people we know....  I love to help children learn and he loves to help people with their computer problems....  We both feel that we have great life paths!

We live in a 2 story home because if there is ever a flood we have somewhere to escape too! lol  I love many types of houses and hope that someday we will live in a tri-level home.  (I've never lived in that type of home yet) I have experienced flooding in a house we had in Bellevue, I will never buy a house with a sump pump ever again... We hope to build a house in the future... 

I have lost a baby in my past before I had my first daughter, I was 5 months pregnant and I miscarried.  I was humble as a teen but I would say I've been humbled by life experiences as well...   also lost my sister when she was 25 yrs old *I was 26 yrs back then and living in Florida*.  I've lived in a few states (FL, NM, TX, OK, AZ, WA and have traveled quite a bit... I will be 50 in a few more years... 

My life path is to teach the young children and set the up for life and educational success! 

I truly believe EVERY child has the potential of being a future little genius-with exposure of education on a daily basis at a very young age.  My new life path is to help the very young child tap into his/her cognitive skills and build upon all subjects.  Play is very important but balancing play with education is the ultimate goal.

• I have a CDA (Child Development Associates)
• I can teach 3 year olds to read books (most Preschools can't do this)  I have testimonials from many extatic parents who love that I got their children reading books at a young age-while playing.
• I have over 200 clock hours of child development classes with certificates and counting!
• I have over 9+ years training in USDA food program
• I have Infant,Child/Adult CPR training over a decade of those classes)
• I have First Aid training (over a decade of those classes )
• I have a Food Handlers Permit so does my daughter Shirree who is 16 years of age
• I have taken 30 clock hours of the STARS certificate classes and counting!
• I have taken the Blood Born Pathegeons class (BBP)
• I take evening and weekend classes to keep current with today's new information.
• I take a few on-line classes to put toward my degree.
• I have paid a publisher to publish books and flashcards--hoping to do this in 2012. I've signed the royalty papers to get that going...
• I have a Diploma in Child Day Care Management
• I've take many college classes in child development over the last 20+ years.
• I've taken the TB test (quite a few times) with negative results (which is good)
• I have over 12+ years experience teaching Preschool/Pre-K and 9+ yrs experience teaching Kindergarten
• I have over 30+ years experience in a combination of babysitting/nanny/childcare/day care experience + our raising of our 3 children.  ( ages now 23, 16, 14 -in 2010-Greg's oldest daughter was raised mostly by her mother but she did visit us .   (which would make her our number 4 child).
• I've potty trained over 100 children over my career...
• I've been on the front page and second page of the Eastside Journal American (in color) for having a great business to offer the community. It's now posted in my current classroom.
• I've done a radio interview.
• I was asked to run the Micorosft Millinimum children's part of the party but had to decline it. 
• I was asked to go on a TV news station but I was 8 month pregnant so I declined the interview (way too pregnant)
• I've had very large companies call me to run their Millennium parties in 1999--I declined them because I was in the begining stage of my divorce from a 15 yr marriage back then.
• I've won  over $1,700.00+ for writing a paper for a grant for the King County Childcare Program--years ago in 1997.
• I have my educational class portfolio is in my classroom.
• I'm a Daycare/Childcare/Preschool/Pre-K Consultant (I help guide new business and old business)
• I have MANY old references and current references--some are notarized and on this website in forms area.
• I have helped assist  and guide parent's in the potty training process-- over 100+ children
• I try to teach all 101 subjects--everything is 101 and beginning level. This may include Spanish, Sign Language, Computers, Solar System, Advanced Geometrical Shapes, Skeletal, Art, Science, Math, Writing, Reading, Phonetics, Memorization, Manners, Communication Skills, Money, Time, Letter/Number/Writing Journals, Word Boxes, Geography, Social Studies, Maps, Cooking, Nature Walks, Playground skills, Nurture skills, Pets 101, Environment-Indoors/outdoors, Organic's and nutrition.  I create Keepsake Memory Portfolio's for Full-Time Children who attend my class 12 month a year with class fees being current and paid up to date. All these subjects are not done in one day-it's spread over the 5 day week. 
•  Parent's/Guardian's pay additional for specialty classes-see rate sheets.

• We have MANY smoke alarms upstairs and downstairs, fire extinguishers and we even bought a carbon monoxide alarm. 
• We have pets for pets 101 ( we have dwarf hamsters, 2 new baby  ferrets and  2 parrakeets in their own caged habitats )
• We have a non smoking home. 
• There is no corporal punishment at my home business.  My teenage daughter has never been spanked. Parents/Guardians:  I need for you to not spank your children at my business--it will scare the other children...  Please save that for your home so the other children can't see it. Outside the house is still not a good place to do this.... 
• We do need to report any suspected child abuse-this is required from all teachers, doctors and professionals.
• My past student's that came full time and didn't miss any class days--they make high A's and B's in the higher academic schools and all are doing well in the community and society -as a whole.  Some will test into GIFTED programs...
• My oldest daughter works on the Geek squad and is going to college to get a computer degree...
• My youngest is in 10th grade and in honors classes-she is in honors and in calculus & trigonometry.  In 8th grade she was in Geometry and she was a cheerleader and manager of her schools girls vollyball team. In 7th grade she was in Algebra 1 & 2.  (she will go very far in life!) I'm VERY proud of her--for her!
• I will update this more....soon--hopefully by December.
• I will be pursuing a PHD.

It all started when I helped babysit my brothers.  Later to start babysitting the neighborhood children.  My career in this field started some time after I had my first daughter when she was about 3 yrs in 1989- till present day.  With having 4 children between the two of us, as a blended family-I feel I would be an asset to any family for child development tips. Please ask to see my educational class portfolio anytime or even ask for notarized reference letters and phone numbers of past clients and current client's. If your ever feel stuck in a situation with your children and your not sure how to handle it--please ask me--I've seen almost everything and I have tons of ideas on how to handle most things and I can always find a link on some web site for more ideas for you-anytime.

I've had my own children potty trained before the age of 2 years and over 100+ children in my career...  Greg my significant other, thinks I'm like a "Child Whisperer"  What would this be? It's someone who helps guide children and adults to a better family dynamics and life path...