About me
Facilitation and Coaching Areas:
• Early Childhood Education
• Social Emotional Learning and Development
• Mental Health and Well-being
• Spanish Language Curriculum
Yimma Davila Castro has over nine years of direct experience in early childhood education as an owner and lead teacher of a family childcare center called Yimma's Bright Beginnings Daycare LLC. Through her leadership and commitment to excellence, this organization earned a 5-star rating from Youngstar, in recognition of its effective and high-quality programming. Yimma has extensive experience in early childhood education and is skilled in best practices, organizational management, staff development, training, and leadership.
Yimma moved to Milwaukee, WI from Tepechitlán, Zacatecas México in 2000. Her lived experience as an immigrant to the United States helps her to understand and empathize with the experiences of other Hispanic early childhood educators. This allows her to effectively engage in providing support and advocacy on behalf of this population. She is a trusted messenger who can connect and network with others easily to provide resources and support.
Yimma has provided many bilingual trainings to ECE Educators with Registry Trainer approved hours. Topics include mental health and well-being, professional development, organization tools, policies, and contracts. She is the co-author of a curriculum called “Well-being for Early Childhood” which helps early childhood educators to understand stress and trauma in adults and children and provides strategies to respond effectively. This curriculum is currently being used to certify other trainers in Wisconsin.
Yimma graduated from MATC with an Early Childhood Education Associate Degree and is currently enrolled at UW-Whitewater pursuing an ECE Bachelor's Degree.
