About Our Program
Early Bird School is open Monday-Friday from 8am to 5:30pm.
Our mission is to inspire curious minds and to cultivate the love of learning. Early Bird strives to provide a safe and nurturing, developmentally appropriate environment to foster your child’s growth and development.
Early Bird emergent curriculum is influenced by the Reggio Emilia approach and the Creative Curriculum, while acknowledging multiple intelligences. Children’s individual differences are respected. Learning for the different content areas such as science, math, and literacy are incorporated in the environment. Language and world cultures are also integrated through everyday routines and hands-on activities. We believe that young children learn best through open-ended, child-directed play.
Our Staff
Winnie is the director/lead teacher and is also a busy mama of two very active children. She has earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Biotechnology from the University of California at Davis and has the Site Supervisor Permit issued by California’s Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
She is an active member of the Family Child Care Association and serves as the Secretary on its Board of Directors. She also participates in professional development programs through Children’s Council and City College of San Francisco.
Winnie has over 9 years of experience working with children in co-ops, preschool, and kindergarten classrooms. Winnie is also an experienced doula offering birth/labor support, post-partum, and newborn care.
Raised in a traditional Chinese family, Winnie integrates Chinese language and culture into Early Bird’s curriculum. In her free time, Winnie can be found enjoying the ambiance of a farmer’s market, testing cookie recipes, or hiking with her family and standard poodle, Bailey.
