Kirsten's Nature School
About Kirsten (Ms. K)
Kirsten’s Education, Licenses,
Certifications, and More
- Master's Degree in Education, Virginia Tech, 2003
- Licensed Teacher, Virginia 2002-2011
- Fairfax County Public School Teacher 2000-2010
- Licensed for child care by the Virginia Department of Education since 2012
- CPR/First Aid Certified
- A minimum of 16 hours of annual training
Kirsten’s Additional Background Information
Kirsten grew up in Arlington, VA and helped out in her mom’s in-home day care. After high school, she couldn’t decide if she wanted to be a teacher or an accountant. Her parents thought accounting was the more practical option. After receiving a business degree from Longwood College, she practiced accounting for ten years before realizing that she wanted to teach. She went back to school and received a Master's in Education from Virginia Tech. She taught for FCPS from 2001-2011. After her second child was born, she decided to open her own in-home day care. She has loved taking care of children for 20+ years!
She meets and exceeds all State licensing requirements to be an in-home day care provider. This includes criminal background checks, CPS checks, unannounced inspections, trainings, CPR/First Aid certification and much more.
Continuing education includes training in the areas of child growth and development, healthy and safe environments, social and mental health, developmentally appropriate practices, guidance, family relationships, cultural and individual diversity, nutrition, professionalism and general best practices.