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Pauline has a degree in elementary education and has operated Little Pandas Playschool since 1995. She has worked as a child care mentor with the Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education at Portland State University. She voluteered for two years as facilitator for the NE chapter of Provider's Resource Organization. Other experiences working with children include substitute teaching in grades K-8, directing and teaching Sunday school programs, and coaching baton twirling to preschool through college age athletes. She is a parent to three internationally adopted children from Korea and China. Pauline is a member of the Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children. Continuing education is a high priority for Pauline as she believes it directly benefits the children enrolled in Little Pandas Playschool.
Kimberly is the certified provider and lead teacher in the baby home. Prior to joining our staff she worked in other centers. Her experience includes working with infants through school age children. She is currently working towards the nationally recognized Child Development Associate certificate. Kimberly is the parent of two children.
Amber is the certified provider and lead teacher in the preschool home. Amber grew up with the daycare business and has been working as an assistant teacher in both homes and the music teacher for the last three years. During the past year Amber has been taking classes to earn a Child Development Associate and will apply for the certificate this fall. Amber is also a part time student at Portland Community College. She is an accomplished pianist and a certified Musikgarten instructor. She gives private piano lessons to beginning elementary school students and is planning to pursue a career in music education. Amber also enjoys studying Aikido. She is the daughter of Pauline and Kerry.
Helen graduated in 2008 from Oregon State University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in graphic design. Most recently she worked with children ages 3-8 in a full immersion Chinese program. She taught children language through the use of stories, art projects, sports, science, dramatic play, reading and many hands on activities. Her goal is to provide every child the opportunity to learn Chinese in a fun yet educational environment. While in college she worked at the OSU childcare center as a teacher assistant. Helen is also taking classes and working towards the nationally accredited Child Development Associate certificate. Helen works with all age groups in our daycare program. She is originally from Hong Kong.
Desiree grew up in Portland and graduated from Madison High School. After graduation she attended Portland State University for three years where she studied graphic design. Desiree has two years previous experience working in daycare centers where she cared for infants to three year olds. She enjoys music, plays piano, and participated in her high school choir. Desiree is our toddler and two year old teacher. She has a one-year old son.
Yao is originally from Taiwan and came to the US to attend college. She went to North Seattle Community College before moving to Portland. She has since married and become a US citizen. Yao enjoys working with the children and likes to sing songs and read with them. She also plays the piano. Her previous experience includes teaching English in a Taiwanese preschool. Currently she is working with and teaching Chinese to all age groups in our program. Yao has a three-year old daughter.
Kerry is married to Pauline and shares parenting their three children. In addition to meeting the state's requirements to provide substitute child care he has attended foster parent trainings. He also maintains the facility and builds furniture and equipment for the children's use.
Carolyn is our substitute teacher and helps out when needed. She has retired from the State of Alaska where she worked as a counselor at McLaughlin Youth Center. After retiring she moved to Hawaii and worked for the Honolulu District Attorney's office as a victim's advocate. She moved to Camas to be closer to family. She is Kerry's mother and has raised 4 children.

Staff Ratios

Little Pandas Playschool is certified to care for 12 children at any given time, and Panda Babies is certified for 16. Some children are enrolled full time and others part time. This means that the enrollment varies from day to day and the ratios change accordingly. Employees are scheduled to work based on the ratios required by the Child Care Division. Many days we exceed the staff requirements in order to provide the best care possible for your child. You will find that there is always someone available when an extra hand is needed or to play with and comfort a child. The staff to child ratios set by the Child Care Division are as follows:

Our Contact Information

Little Pandas Playschool, Inc.

pauline@lppchildcare.com
NE 80th. between Sandy & Prescott
Portland, OR 97218
971-506-8911

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