Jodie Dansereau is founder and creator of Nature's Kids Educational Child Care. She is also a wildlife/ nature artist and naturalist, who has spent many hours outdoors studying animals and their environment. 

Jodie's Wildlife Art website https://www.jodiedansereauart.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

   

 

 

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Jodie has been in the child care industry for just a little over 30 years. And in that time she has seen a great deal of change, some for the better and some that can be improved upon. "I believe that we need to be constantly growing and examining what we are teaching and learning.'

 

There are not too many people that can claim a thirty-year history in regards to the childcare industry. When Jodie started in childcare the year was 1982 and back in the day there were no certifications or criminal record checks or even basic first-aid as a qualification for working with young children. The childcare industry has come a very long way since then and has made some remarkable improvements.

 

In Jodie’s  30 years of childcare experience, she has  worked as a Child Care worker in seven Child Care Center’s in three provinces, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. She started as an assistant Preschool Teacher, for West Hills Preschool in 1982 and has continued working in the Child Care industry ever since. Her more recent positions have been a Preschool Teacher for the Linda Howarth Memorial Preschool in Salmon Arm B.C. As well, for eight of those 30 years she has also worked as a Special Needs Worker. Her last position was in 2012 as a Senior Special Needs Supervisor for a Child Care facility in Victoria B.C. 

 

Mrs. Jodie (as she is known by the children) has her B.C. ECEA Teacher’s certification and her facility is licensed by the Kelowna BC Interior Health Authority.  She has also taught as an Art Instructor for over seventeen years, and is a recognized Wildlife Artist, bringing a wealth of knowledge and an artistic flair to the young children in her care.

 

As well as her education in Early Child Care, Jodie has taken several psychology courses. She is also the mother of three grown children, John, Jennifer and Joseph. And, yes, she also has her First-Aid & CPR and a Criminal Record check, both of which are current and up-to-date.