Our Pre-Kindergarten Classroom
Primrose® introduces and reinforces new information through playful exploration, teacher-guided inquiry and rich discussion as they help foster Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts®. Your child will have fun every day as they play and learn important academic skills, social skills and more, because when they are mentally, physically and emotionally ready to learn a skill, they develop mastery.
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 Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Teachers & Staff
Teri O'Connor
Mrs. Teri O’Connor joined our team in December 2016 as a Toddler teacher. Mrs. O’Connor has an Associates Degree in Child Development and comes to us with over 25 years of experience working with children in another child care setting and through her church.
Jesenia Nunez
Mrs. Jesenia Nunez joined our team in January 2025 as our Pre-Kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Nunez has her Bachelor Degree in Education from Northern Illinois University. Previously, Mrs. Nunez worked with 3rd and 5th grade students.
Lisa Mazurek
Mrs. Mazurek has her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from University of Wisconsin Eau Clair and her Masters in Reading from Carthage College. She has over 20 years of expierence teaching preschool, kindergarten and third grade. She joined our school in April of 2023.
Kathryn Vickrey
Mrs.Kathryn Vickrey joined our school in the summer of 2012 as our Pre-Kindergarten Teacher. She completed her Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education and has six years prior experience teaching preschool students in another early childhood program.
Michelle Salazar
Mrs. Michelle Salazar joined our team in May 2018 as a Toddler teacher after working at the Algonquin school for 2 years in their Early Preschool classroom. Mrs. Salazar has achieved her Child Development Associate Credential and comes to us with over 15 years of experience working with children in another child care setting and as a nanny.
