Laura VanKirk, has been an early childhood educator for 16 years for the Green Bay Area Public Schools. She has a bachelor degree in regular education with an emphasis in early childhood from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Her teaching history includes: first grade, 4 year old kindergarten, kindergarten, and currently Head Start. She has taught for the Head Start program for six years. students while he Her passion as an educator is building positive relationships with her lping them learn and grow in a developmentally appropriate play environment .