Caydi Dommeyer
Ms. Caydi grew in nearby Los Olivos where she spent most of her childhood outdoors on the back acre of her childhood home’s property. Complete with tadpoles, lizards, mud pies and imaginary play with her younger sister, Ms. Caydi honed her love of outdoors during these years.
For higher education, Ms. Caydi attended Cal State Monterey Bay, played softball, and studied Global Studies with a focus on food systems. She particularly loved being so close to the beautiful Big Sur coastline.
Originally, Ms. Caydi’s career goal was to become a high school teacher. Then she joined Santa Barbara’s Fairview Gardens and worked there as an education apprentice. One experience there overseeing the children’s corner of a local food festival and she “knew what I was put on this earth to do - teach children.”
After her time with Fairview Gardens, Ms. Caydi worked as a Garden Educator for Explore Ecology in Santa Barbara, working with children from TK to 8th grade for four years. This solidified her desire to focus on working with young children. As she sees it: “the most hopeful thing I can do in life is work with children.”
For Ms. Caydi, becoming part of the Cathedral Oaks Preschool team means that she can “help lay the foundation for children’s success in life” and “be a part of the wonder and magic of early childhood education.”
Ms. Caydi grew in nearby Los Olivos where she spent most of her childhood outdoors on the back acre of her childhood home’s property. Complete with tadpoles, lizards, mud pies and imaginary play with her younger sister, Ms. Caydi honed her love of outdoors during these years.
For higher education, Ms. Caydi attended Cal State Monterey Bay, played softball, and studied Global Studies with a focus on food systems. She particularly loved being so close to the beautiful Big Sur coastline.
Originally, Ms. Caydi’s career goal was to become a high school teacher. Then she joined Santa Barbara’s Fairview Gardens and worked there as an education apprentice. One experience there overseeing the children’s corner of a local food festival and she “knew what I was put on this earth to do - teach children.”
After her time with Fairview Gardens, Ms. Caydi worked as a Garden Educator for Explore Ecology in Santa Barbara, working with children from TK to 8th grade for four years. This solidified her desire to focus on working with young children. As she sees it: “the most hopeful thing I can do in life is work with children.”
For Ms. Caydi, becoming part of the Cathedral Oaks Preschool team means that she can “help lay the foundation for children’s success in life” and “be a part of the wonder and magic of early childhood education.”