Cultivating Little Hearts & Minds

Done-for-you trainings, websites & brand kits

that help your program bloom

For early childhood professionals, teachers, families, and child care centers. Everything is made by an educator with 20+ years in the field, so your program looks as wonderful online as it already is in person.

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M.Ed. educator
20+ years in early childhood
Ready-made & custom

Co-author of the Brookes book
Joyfully Uplifting Ourselves and Others

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TeachersTrainersDirectorsChild Care CentersHome ProvidersFamilies

Made for the grown-ups

who care for little ones

Find your path. Whether you lead a center, train educators, teach a classroom or parent at home, there is something here made with you in mind.

Trainers & ECE professionals

Ready-to-present training kits from The Deck Studio, plus custom trainings built for your audience.

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Child care centers & directors

A website and brand that feel as warm as your program, plus in-service trainings for your team.

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Teachers

Classroom printables and freebies you can put to use tomorrow morning.

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Families

Simple, practical ideas and free resources for supporting little ones at home.

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The Deck Studio

ready-to-present training kits

Polished, complete training kits for early childhood trainers. Each one ends with blank styled slides you can make your own, so you walk into your next session ready to go.

Ready-to-present slide deck
Presenter script & notes
Participant handouts
Activities & reflection pages
Blank styled slides to add your own

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Done for you

from start to finish

Custom trainings

In-service and professional development built around your team's goals and your program's real day-to-day.

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Website design

Beautiful, done-for-you websites for child care centers that are warm, clear, and easy for families to use.

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Brand kits

Logo, colors, fonts and voice that feel like you, packaged so everything you share looks like it belongs together.

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How it works

simple, start to finish

Tell me what you have in mind
Send a quick inquiry about your program, your audience and your timeline.
I build it for you
Your training, website or brand kit is designed and drafted, with check-ins along the way.
Share it with pride
Present it, publish it, print it. Everything arrives ready to use.

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Hi, I'm Mika!

Educator. Trainer. Designer.

I'm Charmika "Mika" Hansen, M.Ed., an early childhood educator with more than 20 years of experience as a teacher, director, trainer, coach, and curriculum designer.

Everything at Cactus Classroom grows out of that experience. It is practical, grounded in how programs really work, and made with a whole lot of heart.