Rachel is a mother of a seven-year-old daughter and holds a degree in Early Childhood / Special Education from Rhode Island College.  She has a diverse teaching background in both Early Childhood and Elementary Education, as well as four years of childcare experience with children from six months to five years old. Rachel is also a Certified Lactation Counselor, and worked directly with mothers and infants, with the Fall WIC Program from 2013-2018. She spent several months teaching art to 6-12 year olds with Encompass Community for Independent Learners.

Rachel Medeiros, Co-Founder & Educator

Cristy O’Brien, Co-Founder & Educator

Cristy is a mother of a seven-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son.  She has a Masters degree in Special Education from Endicott College, as well as her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and English from Bridgewater State College.  Cristy has been teaching professionally in various settings with diverse cultural backgrounds for 13 years. She has taught within the Brockton, Freetown/Lakeville as well as New Bedford school districts.  Cristy was lead teacher of a program designed for children ages 10-14 with social/emotional disabilities, ADHD, specific learning disabilities and/or behavioral issues. She has also guided nature lessons at Little Peeps Montessori Naturskola in Little Compton, RI.