Danica is a trained primary school teacher specialising in Waldorf education. Her first qualification is from Slovakia, before she completed further studies at Aberdeen University in special needs education and care while living and working within a community supporting children with special needs After relocating to New Zealand, she continued in a similar role before transitioning into early childhood education. Now a kindergarten teacher in a Steiner kindergarten, Danica nurtures young children through play-based learning and a warm, rhythmic environment. A mother of three young children, including twin boys, Danica brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her understanding of children.