Maritza is a fully qualified early years specialist, she began her career in Latin America where she worked in an early years centre for children aged 3 – 5 years of age. Maritza became very interested in bilingualism and the teaching of various languages to pre-school children; this keen interest brought her to the UK to specialise in the teaching of children within bilingual environments. Having taught at a bilingual Spanish-English nursery, Maritza quickly became manager and has been leading large groups of staff successfully in the teaching of bilingual and trilingual children.