Cristina Wheatley, M.Ed.

Cristina Wheatley, M.Ed. has been working in the field of early childhood education since 2000. From 2000 to 2008, they worked as an Early Childhood Consultant/Parent Coach for their own business, providing parent/teacher coaching, consultation, and training to families of children of all ages. From 2008 to 2011, they served as an Early Care and Education Consultant for Kindering, part of a multi-disciplinary, therapeutic early intervention team serving birth-to-three year old children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. From 2011 to 2018, they worked as a Consultant for Child Care Resources, providing early childhood mental health and special needs consultation to child care centers across east King County, WA. In 2016, they also worked as a National Sales Manager for Educa Ltd, working independently from home and managing most aspects of building a business. In 2018, they returned to Kindering as the Parent Education and Family Support Manager and the Child Care and Preschool Consultation Manager.

Cristina Wheatley, M.Ed. has a diverse education background. Cristina obtained their Master of Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Washington, specializing in Early Childhood/Special Education. Cristina also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Psychology from Santa Clara University, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the same institution. Additionally, they hold a Bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University with no specified field of study. Lastly, they are a Certified Advanced Trainer in Transforming the Difficult Child, The Nurtured Heart Approach, which was obtained from the Childrens Success Foundation.