Jennifer is a Special Education and Literacy Teacher with 9 years public school teaching experience at the elementary and middle school levels.

She has worked in Cheyenne Mountain School District at both the elementary and junior high levels as a Literacy Specialist.

She earned a Master’s Degree in Special Education from University of Northern Colorado, and she is certified to teach students ages 0-21.

After becoming a parent, Jennifer felt strongly that the families of District 12 needed a child care center that could be flexible with families and children rather than follow the traditional rigid hours/rates plans that most other centers offer.

Jennifer believes in creating an environment of cooperation, consistency and respect in order to foster a child’s innate desire to learn and explore. She loves to teach children pre-literacy, pre-math skills and science skills through natural daily activities and routines.

She is the mother of two children and has thoroughly enjoyed the early childhood years as they are years of intense discovery and exploration of the world around us. It is truly a “new world” every day for young children and I love the energy and joy they share with us each day.

My actual name is Veronica, but because there was already a Veronica working at Creekside Kids when I started, I went by my nickname and it stuck. I grew up in and around Colorado Springs and now live in Ellicott with my three boys on a 35-acre farm. We raise chickens, ducks, pigs, goats, and dogs. We also raise Sugar Babies as exotic pets.

I first started working with children as a teenager by becoming a babysitter. I developed a little business providing group childcare for PTA meetings which led to my first job as an Aide in an Early Childhood Center. As I got older I tried other types of jobs but my heart always led me back to working with children. I decided to go to college and take the courses to become certified as an Early Childhood Teacher. While at Pikes Peak Community College, I worked at their Child Care Center and learned best practices for the field. I enjoyed it so much that I continued my studies to become Director Qualified with an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. I decided to pursue my Bachelor’s degree at Colorado Christian University. I have over 20 years of experience working with children and families in the field of Early Childhood and can’t imagine doing anything else.

One of the things I like best about working at a small center is that I get to have a good balance of working with the children, the staff, and doing administrative tasks. If I’m frustrated or tired of my work on the computer I enjoy getting out into the classroom and working with the children for a while. They are sweet and funny. They always make me laugh. I began my journey with Creekside in the Fall of 2018 and am so excited to watch your children grow with us!

I moved to Colorado Springs from Chicago, Illinois in 2017. Some of the things I like best about Colorado are being able to go camping and hiking in multiple areas of this beautiful state. I go back to Chicago at least once a year and one of my favorite things to do there is visit with my family and friends.

I am fluent in both English and Spanish. I have an older and a younger sister which means I am the middle child in my family. I don’t have children of my own or any pets, just yet. My favorite color is grey and my favorite food is tacos.

I started working at Creekside Kids, as an aide in 2017 and took a multitude of course work to become Early Childhood Lead Teacher Qualified in Colorado. One of my favorite classes was
called Pyramid Plus as it was all about child development and the social/emotional aspects within Early childhood education.

I’m looking forward to learning and growing with the kids while on my journey at Creekside Kids.

I am a Colorado Native and was born in Denver. We moved to Colorado Springs when I was a child and I graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School. I have a younger brother and a younger sister. After high school, I attended the University of Northern Colorado and majored in Elementary Education with a minor in English as a Second Language. I have a few months of student teaching to complete before I finish my degree. I am a part-time tutor and also have experience running summer sports camps for children with the YMCA. My goal is to become fully certified as an elementary teacher and have my own classroom in the fall of 2021.

Some of the things I enjoy doing when I am not working are playing basketball and doing things with my family. My favorite color is blue and my favorite food is burritos. My favorite kind of pet is a dog but I do not currently have one. I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

I joined the staff of Creekside Kids in the summer of 2019. One of the things I look forward to at Creekside Kids is keeping everything and everyone at the center safe and have lots of fun.

Hello, my name is Sandy. I have lived in Colorado all my life.

I’m born and raised in Buena Vista, Colorado. In fact, I’ve lived in many towns and city throughout Colorado. I moved to Colorado Springs in 2004 with my family and have lived here since. I am pleased to say I have two grown kids and four beautiful granddaughters!

I became a housekeeper way back in 1991. It was my first job, and have pursued housekeeping and cleaning services ever since. I’m very good at what I do and it keeps me very busy.

As I came to Creekside, I was very excited to see what I could learn from the teachers as well as the kids. I am very excited being here with everyone.

I learn more and more each day watching the kids learn and grow. I am pleased to say that I plan on staying with Creekside a very long time.

My Name is Jennifer. My father retired from the Air Force, and I have lived in Colorado Springs since 1983. I live with my husband Jeff and newfoundland Lewis. I started out by studying pre-med and earned my bachelor’s degree in biology. I have taught Early Childhood education since 1995. Although I had retired, I came out of retirement to join Creekside Kids in August of 2023. I have always taught with play and exploration in the forefront, so Creekside Kids was the perfect fit for my teaching style. I appreciate the dedicated support we have from our families that help create the relationships that help support for the care of their children.