Joanna is the owner and director of The Little Mole Preschool from 2007.

Joanna is a teacher with more than 15 years of experience working with children both in Poland and in Prague. She has always felt that teaching was her calling and she really enjoys working with children.

Joanna graduated from Gdansk University with degree in Teaching and Political Studies and also has taken courses in Montessori teaching.

In 2011 Joanna became a mother to her son, Adam, but says “The Little Mole was my first child”.

Iuliia is from Ukraine and grew up in a family full of teachers, and always knew she would become one too!

Her first experience with children was when she was 18 years old and worked for a summer camp. Since then, she have continued to work with and teach kids.

She has a lot of pedagogical experience, she has worked with children of different abilities, interests and ages.

Bushra Nasir moved to Prague from Pakistan in 2003 and joined the Little Mole team in 2011. She has a bachelor's degree in education from Punjab University in Lahore.

Bushra has previously worked with both of our classes in preschool and loves working with children of all ages. She loves children's enthusiasm and interest while learning new things and feels very lucky to share their experiences with them.

Meleana Spera is originally from New York, USA where she studied Psychology and Philosophy. While studying, she gained experience by working as an assistant at a preschool for children with special needs. In 2015 she moved to Prague and received her TEFL certification. She has been teaching and living in Prague ever since.

For the past few years, Meleana has had a variety of different jobs - nannying, teaching English in a primary school, and teaching lessons to adults.

Rebekah Jana is an experienced teacher who has worked in the preschool setting for more than 6 years (for a few years in Panda Learning Center). She studied and lived in London for almost 10 years. In the UK she trained and worked with children with special needs, such as autism and down syndrome. Jana enjoys using music and art into her lessons, as she also studied ceramics and design. In her free time she likes to hike and travel around the world or relax, read books or watch movies.

Mehreen Patrick is from Lahore, Pakistan and has lived in Prague for the last 12 years. She has always loved working with children and initially worked with us as a substitute teacher.

Mehreen was so pleased to join the Ladybirds team this year as she loves the positive effect she can have on the young children.

Danielle has been in Prague since January. She is from Saint Louse in USA. Danielle graduated university in 2018. She has been watching kids since she was 13 years old. She worked as a nanny and an English teacher to both children and adults.

Katya is Filipino-American who has been living in Prague for over a year now. She is a native English speaker and a TEFL certified teacher with specialized training in working with children. She loves to learn new recipes, paint, and travel.