Our Preschool Classroom
Your 3-year-old is opening up their world, developing special friendships, learning new words and forming new ideas every day. Through purposeful play, meaningful questions and direct instruction, our Preschool teachers encourage your child to think in new and different ways. Your child will have so much fun that they won’t even realize they’re developing the skills they’ll need for reading and math.
Nurturing Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts®
Health & Safety
Our school is committed to high standards of safety and cleanliness as we create a caring and nurturing environment where children can thrive.
- Requiring any children or staff with respiratory illness symptoms or fever to return home and stay home until fever free for at least 24 hours
- Frequent disinfecting and sanitizing of high-touch toys
- Frequent handwashing by children and staff, which is embedded in our curriculum and daily staff protocols
- Training teachers on common signs of illness in children, and placing signage in every classroom to keep signs of illness top of mind
- Daily laundering of crib sheets for infants; for older children, individual cots and blankets are provided for each child and laundered weekly
- Ensuring appropriate teacher-student classroom ratios
- Continuous health & safety training for our staff, including first aid and CPR certification
- Maintaining an up-to-date and customized Safe School Plan posted in all classrooms for easy teacher access
Our Preschool Classroom Teachers & Staff
Danielle Jackson
Ms. Danielle Jackson joined the Primrose team in December of 2011. Working with children her entire career, Ms. Jackson lends a hand wherever it may be needed, but her sole focus is on her preschool students, where she enjoys watching them grow and seeing their excitement they have when they are doing something new for the first time.
Kristie Decker
Mrs. Kristie Decker joined our Primrose team in November of 2022. With previous experience as a Pre-k teacher in another setting, Mrs. Decker now helps our preschool students get ready for the next steps in their learning. She loves the children’s honesty and the stories they share about what they did or where they went. Her students put a smile on her face each day.
Kayla Van Dike
Ms. Kayla Van Dike joined the Primrose team in August of 2021. Ms. Van Dike has her degree in Early Childhood Education from Eastern Illinois University and has a Paraprofessional License for Special Education. She loves her group of students and how creative their minds can be.
