Our Staff
At our center qualified staff will provide learning through play environment throughout the day, where children will have opportunity to explore, and engage in variety of developmental and age appropriate activities individually and as a part of group. Our program believes in building on individuals strength and providing challenging environment to expand once learning experience.
In addition to the required educational background, caregivers participate in continuing education and professional development each year. CPR and First Aid training, as well as a rigorous background check, are required by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
Tatiana Thorsen
Owner/Director
I am from Lima, Peru. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from La Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón in Peru. In 2003, I moved to Austin and got involved as volunteer and teacher substitute with Austin ISD. A few years later I completed my teacher certification program with region XIII and received my certification as a Bilingual Teacher. I worked for Austin ISD as a Kindergarten and second grade teacher for 8 years. Also I have experience worked for a private preschool for 3 years as a Lead teacher.
Carlos, my husband, and I have two beautiful daughters, Sophia and Valeria. We spend most of our time chasing them, jumping, running, having picnics, tea parties, and movie nights with popcorn.
In our center we fosters children’s curiosity, engagement, reasoning, and problem solving by providing a balance of open-ended exploration, teacher-guided inquiry, structured activities, and play. As a director and caregiver teacher, I have the opportunity to be part of the beginning of children educational journey, helping them to understand and attain some of the most basic and foundational academic, social, cognitive and emotional concepts.
Here at LITTLEHANDS we are working really hard on create a atmosphere that is stimulating, encouraging, and adaptive to the varied needs of children.
Beatriz Castillo
Caregiver Assistant
My name is Beatriz Castillo, I am from Caracas, Venezuela. In 1992 I graduated as a teacher, specialized in Mathematics, in La Universidad de Carabobo and got married at the same time. Couple years later we moved to Orlando, FL to learn English.
When our son was ready for school, I worked as an assistant teacher at Piaget Learning Center.
Later, by the second child, I started to babysit in our house until we moved to Austin, almost five years ago.
Also worked part time with the company Scorer Recruitment Evaluation System Pearson, where we served as a scorer for teachers that need to be certified as a Spanish teacher.
My family is always on the run, playing sports, specially baseball and softball.
I worked as a Lead Teacher at a Spanish school with toddlers for 6 years. I took a break to help babysitting my great niece, since she was born all the way through pandemic times.
I am super excited to work with this awesome group of teachers and be part of your kid’s education here at LITTLE HANDS HOMECARE.