Ms. Crystal chose to work with preschool children because she “strongly believe that the first 5 years of a person’s life stays with them into adulthood.” She loves to spend time adventuring with her husband and watching her daughter dance.
“Working with Sunshine House allowed me to live my purpose and invest in the most important thing; our children.”

Ms. Leslie enjoys working with children because she loves being a part of their firsts.  “Sunshine House is the best place for first steps! And I am so blessed to be a part of this family.”  She loves Halloween and you may often catch her with some chips and salsa.

Ms. Vanettra loves being at Sunshine House where she can be her happy, silly self with the children. She was born in San Francisco and enjoys reading and being creative in her spare time.  Fun Fact:  all of the women in her family’s names end in the letter *A*.

Ms. Jamelia, or “Ms. Jay”, loves working with children because “they challenge me to be my best self!”.  If she had a superpower it would be “healing”.  She loves the color purple and can’t wait for her dream vacation to Paris one day!

Ms. Haley loves to work out in her spare time!  She has two fur babies at home.  She loves the color purple and her favorite flow is the sunflower. Her favorite type of food to eat is Italian! 

Ms. Monica has a pet husky named Luna at home and her favorite animal is a donkey.  She loves the summer and used to play the trumpet!

Ms. Maira was born in Mexico and she is fluent in Spanish. She can speak Spanish, English and a little French as well!  Her favorite colors are pink & green.  Maira loves the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Ms. Mari loves working with children because she finds it both rewarding and challenging.  She’s cheers on the Bay- 49er’s & Warriors!  She has an English Bulldog named Enzo and loves pizza!

Ms. Maria loves working with the amazing children and teachers at Sunshine House.  Her favorite animal is a koala bear and her favorite holiday is Christmas.  She loves to sing “Bringing home a baby Bumblebee” with the children!

Ms. Princessa enjoys working with children and seeing their enthusiasm when learning new things.  She loves everything fall – the colors, the weather and Halloween!  She spends her free time cooking & dancing.

Ms. Elisha loves working at Sunshine House because she enjoys helping the children learn through play!  She loves Halloween and hits Disneyland as often as possible.  Elisha was born in Hawaii (the Big Island).  Her Favorite children’s book is, Are you my Mother?  by  P. D. Eastman. Elisha’s favorite subject in school is Art.

Ms. Vanessa has been with Sunshine House for over 25 years! She likes working with children at Sunshine House because she loves the mix of the traditional and modern approach to teaching and curriculum. She also loves that Sunshine House is a place where children can learn at their own pace without being left behind and that they can feel like they’re apart of the Sunshine House family! Vanessa has two dogs at home; a pug named Elvis, and a Pitbull named Zoey. She’s a dog lover, but the Horse is her favorite animal and she grew up riding and taking care of horses! Her hobbies include reading and travelling, with her favorite places to travel being Hawaii, Italy, and the Oregon Coast.

Ms. Christy joined the Sunshine House family way back in 1994 and says that “I knew Sunshine House was the perfect fit for me from my very first day.”. She keeps busy with her family who consists of her husband, and her two sons, whom both love to play soccer. Christy and her family love to go on vacations and find new adventures wherever they go! Her favorite place to vacation is the beach. Her hobbies include cooking and listening to audiobooks and her favorite food is Mexican. Christy has been affectionately nicknamed, “Snail”, by her friends and family.