Hi, I’m Ms. Julia! I run Bear Valley Early Learning Center, a licensed in-home daycare and preschool program in the Bear Valley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.

I’m a Colorado native and have been working with children since 2003. I started out with school-age kids in summer and after-school programs, and in 2006, I discovered my true passion in Early Childhood Education. Since then, I’ve loved helping little ones learn, grow, and explore the world in meaningful, developmentally appropriate ways.

Along the way, I also became a mom of four, which deepened my understanding of how important it is for children to feel safe, supported, and truly cared for each day.

I am a certified Early Childhood Teacher and a Childcare Director in Colorado, holding a PDIS Level 5, one of the highest professional development levels in the state. I’ve worked in many different preschool settings throughout my 19+ years in ECE, each one teaching me something valuable. I’ve taken the best parts of those experiences to create a program that is warm, organized, play-based, and focused on what children genuinely need to thrive. 

I am a:

• Certified Early Childhood Teacher (since 2007)

• Certified Childcare Director in Colorado

• PDIS Level 5 professional (one of the highest levels in the state)

• ECE educator with over 19 years of hands-on classroom and childcare experience

Over the years, I’ve worked in a variety of high-quality early childhood settings, including Montessori, Reggio-inspired, play-based programs, public preschool classrooms, large child care centers, and small community programs. These experiences helped shape the balanced, developmentally appropriate environment I offer today.