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We are educators with over 20 years of experience focused on building supportive relationships to help teachers thrive.

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Meet the Team

  • Elva Lopez

    Education and Evaluation Specialist,

    CEO

    “With over 20 years of experience in the ECE field, my professional journey has encompassed roles as a teacher, assessor, coach, and technical assistant. Driven by a profound commitment to excellence, my focus has consistently been on inspiring and supporting teachers, aligning their growth with organizational success. This isn't just a job for me; it's a strategic vision that propels the future of education, one teacher at a time.”


  • Delilah Heidke

    Education & Evaluation Specialist,

    Executive Director

    “Promoting quality care in early childhood settings is not just a career to me, it’s my passion. I believe that responsive caregiving, rich interactions, safe environments, and engaging materials are necessities that provide children with the confidence and security they need to learn. Having experienced many aspects within the early childhood professional field, it is an absolute joy to share my knowledge with and to continue learning from the many of us who understand the impact a teacher can have on a child’s future.”

  • GREG LOAR

    Trainer

    “For more than 17 years, I’ve had the privilege of working in Early Childhood Education, helping create environments where young children can learn and grow.  I’ve served as a regional ECERS-R anchor and developed expertise in ECERS, FCCERS, and ITERS. I love supporting programs in designing thoughtful, developmentally appropriate environments where children can thrive.

    My extensive background includes multiple reliability certifications from the Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI), and I am CLASS Certified and reliable across all three CLASS tools. I’m also a Certified Playground Safety Inspector, reflecting my commitment to safe and engaging spaces for young learners. Recently, I presented at the Long Beach Early Childhood Education Symposium, sharing practical strategies for building safe and responsive learning environments.

    I earned my Master of Education from Claremont Graduate University and my Bachelor of Science in Biology from Chapman University. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and playing the piano—two things that keep me grounded and inspired. “

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TESTIMONIALS

  • “My experience with you guys coming in and being supportive as coaches - it gives me that good support from someone that can help me grow and help me with great knowledge of the things that are necessary in the classroom. I'm really excited, I’m really excited and I'm really glad for the opportunity to have someone, especially like you, because it really gives me that incentive to keep on doing what I'm doing because we all need that encouragement, and you have been a great encouragement to me.”

    Tina Williams - Para Los Ninos

  • “These beautiful souls have been working with me for several years and they have been wonderful! They are patient, helpful, and very resourceful. They are always quick to answer any of my questions and helped me in achieving a high score rating. Their trainings are never boring very engaging and hands on. I look forward to continue working with them in the future.”

    Julie Aguilera - Compton Unified School District