About Nana » Nana's Experience
My name is Nana Nishimura , and I was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. Upon graduating from Sumiyoshi High School, International Cultural Study Course in 1996, I entered Otani Women’s University in Osaka, where I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. I also received certification as an Elementary, Kindergarten, Preschool, and Special needs teacher. In March 2000, I was the Lead Teacher—a position I held from 0y to 3y--at an Osaka preschool. After that, I was an Osaka elementary school teacher, something I had wanted to be since I was in elementary school. I was an elementary school teacher for three years, and in 2007, I married my husband Damian who taught English at a local high school in Osaka.
In November, 2007, we moved to Hawaii. Since then, my job experiences have continued to evolve around elementary school education and/or early childcare. I started working at the Kids’ Room in a Starwood Group hotel, and became its Director. I also, taught elementary school students at The Hawaii Japanese School for three years. In November, 2009, I became the Lead Caregiver for the Infant Room at Preschool.
Throughout these years, one thing grew very evident about the children with whom I worked. Those children with appropriate early childcare experiences often appeared to have firm social, physical, and academic foundations. With that in mind, in September, 2011, I started taking steps to get Nana’s Early Childcare up and running. |
