About Our Staff

Meet Danielle

Danielle has spent over 15 years working with young children, beginning as a Kindergarten teacher in public schools before following her dream of building a preschool rooted in joy, curiosity, and community. She believes learning spaces should feel beautiful, organized, and full of wonder. She designed Little Woods Preschool to be a place where children feel safe, inspired, and excited to explore. 

She earned her Master’s Degree in Teaching from the University of Washington and holds certifications in Early Literacy and English Language Learning, along with a Washington State teaching license. Over the years, Danielle has taught children and adults in Seattle Public Schools, the University of Washington, and Antioch University. She is also a published curriculum writer and was honored to be a two-time Fulbright Scholar.

Little Woods Preschool grew from Danielle’s passion for early learning and her vision of a nurturing environment where children can grow at their own pace, with kindness and creativity at the heart of every day.

Outside of early learning, Danielle loves hiking, gardening, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets.

 Meet Allison

Allison hails from a family of educators, going all the way back to her great great-grandfather who ran a one-room schoolhouse in the early 1900’s. Rooted in this strong value of life-long learning, Allison believes that while every child is unique, they also have limitless potential when provided the right opportunities early on. In what she refers to as a holistic approach to learning, Allison strives to meet each child that enters her classroom exactly where they are on their individual learning journey, working closely with families to bridge the home to school gap and instill a strong foundation to their educational careers. 

With 20 years of teaching experience Allison holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and remains an active member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children working to bring quality early learning to the masses. 

Outside of the realm of education she is a single mother who enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest with her kiddo or curling up with a good book when the weather isn’t cooperating.   

Meet Keisha

Keisha has worked with children in various capacities for nearly 10 years. She started off doing coursework for her degree in music therapy in 2016, providing group music therapy sessions for at-risk youth and children with disabilities. 

In 2021, she began teaching general music and movement classes in preschool programs in Seattle and Bellevue before moving on to being in the classroom full-time. After several years working in childcare, she attended a post-baccalaureate program at Western Washington University in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Keisha applies her speech and music teaching techniques with the children at Little Woods. Students love Keisha's playful, hands-on teaching style and enjoy singing and dancing with her each day. 

She loves to celebrate each child for their unique strengths and can't wait to continue building relationships with our Little Woods students!

Meet TW
TW is a singer/songwriter and performer based in Seattle.  She also teaches Mini Meter classes at Meter Music school.
In her music classes she encourages self expression and creativity. We love how she engages our little learners with warmth, joy and encouragement.

TW loves teaching music to young children as it builds language, emotional expression, confidence and community. She uses a mix of traditional children's songs and current popular songs to captivate the students and get them singing and dancing! We’re so lucky to have Ms. TW teach our music class each week!