About Us
Support built for real classrooms
Where inclusion is the standard and exclusion is the last resort.
Our Story
Why Nadia Exists
In our early childhood education setting, we witnessed a troubling pattern: children with challenging behaviors were being excluded from care without support, resources, or a deeper understanding of why those behaviors were happening. There was no system in place to track behaviors, involve families, or develop strategies for intervention. Exclusion became the default, not the last resort. Nadia was created to change that. It gives educators the tools to truly understand what a child’s behavior is communicating by organizing data so they can see patterns, identify root causes, and implement individualized strategies that work. Our goal is to reduce exclusions and ensure every child receives the support they deserve.
Meet the Founders
Nadia was born from the shared work of Sadie Rodriguez and Zoie Arnold, uniting bilingual leadership, inclusive practice, and data-informed strategy to help programs move beyond reacting to behavior and toward truly understanding it.
Sadie Rodriguez
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Recognized in 2025 as one of Utah’s “20 In Their 20s,” Sadie Rodriguez is the Founder and CEO of Nadia and brings over eight years of experience across early childhood systems, including roles as a therapeutic preschool specialist, child abuse investigator, Behavior Specialist, Manager of Disabilities and Mental Health, Early Childhood Education Manager, and Director of an Early Head Start program. She currently serves on the board for DDI Vantage’s Early Head Start and Early Intervention programs and has presented for three consecutive years at the Utah Early Childhood Conference, at the SLARN Conference, nationally at NAEYC, at numerous professional development events for early education providers across the country, and will be presenting at the upcoming National Head Start Conference.
Sadie developed a simplified, bilingual behavior support framework rooted in inclusive practice and real classroom application. She approaches challenging behavior not as a problem to remove, but as communication to understand, recognizing that exclusion from programs can damage a child’s relationship with education. As a Latina and Spanish speaking early childhood leader, she focuses on expanding access to Spanish language behavior trainings after identifying a critical gap where educators were not receiving support in a language they fully understood. She believes that when educators are not equipped with the tools and knowledge to teach every child, we are not only failing teachers but also failing the children they serve.
Zoie Arnold
Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer
Zoie Arnold is the Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer of Nadia and an early childhood education leader whose work centers on using assessment and evaluation as tools for understanding children and strengthening inclusive systems. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Assessment and Evaluation from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development from Brigham Young University, bringing a strong foundation in data-informed practice and thoughtful program design.
As Behavior Support Manager at Neighborhood House, Zoie co-founded and implemented a relationship-based behavior support framework focused on emotional regulation, prevention, and inclusive practice. She leads multidisciplinary teams and uses data to guide individualized supports, strengthen program systems, and reduce exclusionary practices. Zoie has presented at both the Utah Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Association for the Education of Young Children conferences, sharing this co-created framework with educators and leaders nationwide. Her work is grounded in collaboration, reflection, and the belief that thoughtful systems help children and educators feel respected, capable, and supported.
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