(Virginia Beach, VA) -- A Virginia Beach teacher has just been recognized nationally for excellence in the classroom. Rocio Rivera has more.Preview: Thirty-three year-old Kelly Holbert has won the Educational Excellence Award from KinderCare Learning Companies. Holbert beat more 400 other teachers to win the award, along with 26 other recipients. Holbert is the lead toddler teacher at the Virginia Beach location. When she started, she virtually had no experience, minus being a mom of two toddlers, but KinderCare says there was something really special about her personality. Along with the award, Holbert will get $35-hundred dollars cash and a year of professional development opportunies from KinderCare. I'm RR.