About Amy

My name is Amy.  Some people call me Amy Jo. Some little people call me Teacher Amy, one precious girl calls me Mama. I am a musician, an amateur photographer, a wannabe sewer and beginner gardener. I live on a half acre in peaceful Alhambra Valley with my husband, my daughter and our two dogs, two bunnies and nine chickens.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from California State University Northridge where I also received an elementary grades teaching credential. Through nannying, my path wound from working with elementary students, to toddlers, and then with infants. I am a Lifeways Graduate (Waldorf Early Childhood Education), have completed the RIE Foundations course, Mothering Arts Training, and a Postpartum Doula core training through Natural Resources in San Francisco. Beginning in the summer of 2023, I began my first year of a Curative Education Training with Robyn Brown.

After the birth of my daughter, Sylvi, I began attending RIE classes and Waldorf Parent/Child regularly. I then began supporting women on their journey into motherhood by leading Mother’s Circles in Rockridge. In 2017, I opened my Playgarden for parent-child classes and expanded to preschool when I received my childcare license in the Fall of 2018.