Check Out Lupita Guerrero’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Lupita Guerrero. They and their team shared their story with us below:

Little Giants came to be with the intention to create and provide an environment that promotes healthy growth and development, without sacrificing the opportunity to be immersed in Spanish and cultural experiences. This idea came to life after needed a place for Lupita’s grandchildren to go to school. 

Little Giants Spanish Immersion Preschool engages children through hands-on experiences. Our goal is to form and maintain a cooperative partnership with our families. It is through that partnership that we can achieve at a very early age each child’s specific educational, social, and emotional needs which can impact their whole lives. 

Little Giants is dedicated to create a strong foundation to help families achieve lifelong goals for the common good and prepare our new generation to live in the most comprehensive, tolerant, and inclusive world, in which the future is filled with possibilities. 

Lupita Guerrero has a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood from Arizona State University and a Master’s degree in Early Childhood from Grand Canyon University. She also holds various certificates that includes family and child literacy. As a child and family advocate, she is well verse on family, community, and school resources. 

Born in Guerrero, Mexico, Lupita is a native Spanish speaker who has dedicated 23 years in working with children and families. She began gaining a vast amount of experiences through her years as a Child Developmental Specialist with Head Start and as a Family Support Specialist in Early Head Start. As an Early Childhood Manager, she was able to learn the importance of collaboration and incorporation of an integrated service for a high-quality early childhood development, mental health, health, nutrition, and safe environment. Later she was able to enhance her experiences by becoming a trainer for Raising a Reader, which dedicates time in training parents on effective reading strategies and assisting in a program that focus on helping educators obtain their Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials, which enhances the quality of early care and education for young children. 

Lupita is passionate about the early childhood field and continues to strive to stay current on new research and education regarding child and family development. As a grandmother of two precious little ones, Noah and Santi, she wanted to provide an environment that promotes healthy growth and development without sacrificing the opportunity to be immersed in Spanish and cultural experiences. This motivation combined with her extensive knowledge and passion, encouraged Lupita to begin Little Giants Spanish Immersion Preschool. 

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Launching Little Giants to where we are now has not been easy, but with perseverance and dedication, we have been able to overcome obstacles that have come our way. I believe the community has been able to see our heart, the love we have had for this dream and for our community. Every day, we strive to be the best we can be to give great customer service and develop relationships within our community. Our relationships have developed of networking within this process. We have come across remodeling, construction, licensing, city permits, sprinklers. It has been a journey to have our two site but it has been all worth it. 

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Essentially, Little Giants is a community filled with dreams, hope, and love. Lupita has created a community of parents and teachers coming towards a common goal. Being able to share her culture and Spanish heritage with everyone. Through her leadership she has created a team of incredible women who also aspire for their dreams. What sets Little Giants from the rest of the Spanish Immersion Preschools, we confess and believe we are the best! The family-oriented and harmonious there is are incomparable. The passion that we put in towards every month’s topic and community event is noted by the rest. 

What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
Little Giants is growing and will continue to grow. We went from being nobody to now having a wait list within our second school year. Our goal for the future is to be able to have our own building and continue to provide the best quality we can. Quality over quantity is our motto. 

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.littlegiantspreschool.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little.giantsaz/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078076623364

Image Credits
Andrea Marquez