Em Tijerina
Director

Miss Em has been working in education for 9 years, she has worked as a Behavioral Therapist, Preschool Teacher and Director. She has worked will all age groups from Infants and Toddlers to Highschoolers, but her favored age groups are Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers.

Miss Em looks forward to bringing her passion for Education, Social Emotional Learning & Early Childhood Development into a new environment to make Small World as engaging and fulfilling as possible for each child and getting to know your family!

Taylor Christofferson
Asst Director

Miss Taylor has been working in childcare for 13 years in various roles. Her favorite age group to work with is infants and toddlers. Ms. Taylor loves witnessing our children’s excitement as they learn something new, no matter the age.

Her goal is to build strong and positive relationships with the families and to support our awesome teachers. She looks forward to helping all of our great parents.

Kira Beckstead
Asst Director

Miss Kira is excited to be with Small World. She has worked in early childhood education for 14 years, She has taught ages twelve months to four years old, at different schools, in both Utah and Arizona. Mrs. Kira enjoys getting to know the children and watching them learn and be creative.

She enjoys doing art with the kids and letting them learn through play. Some of her favorite things to work on with the kids are movement, art, and helping them find their independence in everyday tasks. She is so excited for this opportunity to help welcome families into our Small World community.

Kallie Stutz
Executive Administrator

Miss Kallie joined our team as an Office Administrator in August of 2022. She is very detail oriented and has an extensive administrative background. She excels at organization and problem solving.

She assists with the finances and all office administrative needs for Small World. She works hand in hand with our Center Directors to ensure that all of the center’s needs are met.