Barbara Garcia grew up in San Jose. She has 3 grown sons and a grand-daughter that is 2 years old. She started as a volunteer in her sons kindergarten class and loved it so much she became a teachers aide for Mt. Pleasant School District for 4 years. She then went back to school and completed her Early Childhood Develpment. She has a background in the Montessori Teachings, total of 15 year experience with children. She loves cooking, reading, movies, and spending time with her family.

Soo Young has worked at Bethel Preschool since July 2007. Her prior experience was an elementary school teacher in Korea for 25 years. Since she came to America she has taught Korean language for children at San Jose Korean Baptist Church. Soo has been married to John for 20 years and has one son. Her favorite thing to do is reading the Bible and watching the internet worship services.

The Program for Infant Toddler Care seeks to ensure that America's infants get a safe, healthy, emotionally secure and intellectually rich start in life. The Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) approach equates good care with trained caregivers who are preparing themselves and the environment so that infants can learn.

We believe infant care should be based on relationship planning - not lesson planning - and should emphasize child-directed learning over adult-directed learning.

The PITC philosophy also sees the setting for care as critical. Therefore, it helps caregivers design environments that ensure safety, offer infants appropriate developmental challenges, and promote optimum health for children. An equally important program component is the strengthening of the child's developing family and cultural identity by making meaningful connections between child care and the child's family and culture.