About

Meet The Founders

Trenez Carter

Trenez Carter, known as The Childcare Geek, is an early childhood leader, operator, and systems builder with over a decade of hands-on experience in childcare education and center leadership. She built and led her own center, Kinderland Academy, and is known for her structured, high-standard approach to staffing, training, and center culture. Her work focuses on helping childcare leaders move from constant reaction to intentional systems that support quality, compliance, and sustainability.

Trenez is a childcare operator turned strategist who understands firsthand what it means to be responsible for children, staff, families, and compliance all at once. After navigating inspections, deficiencies, staffing challenges, and operational growing pains, she stopped guessing and started building systems. What began as survival turned into structure, clarity, and confidence.

Her belief is simple:
Loving children is essential.
Running a compliant, organized business is non-negotiable.

Co-Founder | The Childcare Geek

Sherrell Williams Johnson

Sherrell Williams Johnson is a dedicated early childhood professional with more than 15 years of experience supporting young children, families, and childcare professionals. As a seasoned educator and entrepreneur, she owned and operated her own childcare center for five years while also helping others open and strengthen their own programs. Through personalized coaching and training, Sherrell has guided center owners, directors, and teachers in building high-quality, developmentally appropriate learning environments.

Sherrell is certified in Adult, Pediatric, and Infant CPR/First Aid, and trained in Infant, Toddler, and Preschool care, bringing a strong foundation of safety, developmental knowledge, and best practices to her work. She is also a CDA Specialist and holds an Associate Degree in Education of the Young Child. Her commitment to professional excellence is further reflected in her active membership with the Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA).

Warm, confident, and deeply passionate about early childhood education, Sherrell is dedicated to empowering educators, strengthening childcare programs, and making a lasting impact on the field.

Co-Founder | Early Childhood Education Specialist