My Experience
Michaela Dickens was pursuing a degree in nursing when she began working as a substitute preschool teacher, and then decided to get her bachelor's degree from Chico State and become a full-time preschool teacher.
Taylor Burris is a family child care provider who provides care out of her home. She worked in a preschool classroom before opening her child care program.
Jula Herzog is a mentor coach for Quality Counts North State, which offers support and information about making preschools and family child care sites better. She was a bilingual teacher's aide at an elementary school, then took classes to become a preschool teacher.
Gina Woznica worked at a grocery store that suddenly closed, so she taught recreation classes for young children. That led her to pursue her associate degree, bachelor's degree, teaching credential, and master's degree while working and raising a young family. She is now a transitional kindergarten teacher.
Rachael Martin was interested in a career in science when she discovered that she really wanted to be a teacher. She started in preschool, then got her bachelor's degree, teaching credential, and master's degree and is now a transitional kindergarten teacher.