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
Lisa Arcos
Ms. Lisa Arcos joins our faculty in February, 2016, originally at our Algonquin School, then transferring to our South Elgin School. She has over 15 years experience in the early childhood education field and completed her undergraduate degree in Communicative Disorders and Information Technology.
Christine Klopcic
Mrs. Christine Klopcic is a Teacher at our school who joined our faculty in April, 2015. She has her B.A in Education and has taught preschool for over 10 years.
Wendy Westlund
Ms.Wendy Westlund is our Preschool Teacher. Ms. Westlund has her Associates Degree in Early Childhood and her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Judson College along with over 25 years of experience. Ms. Westlund joined our school when we opened in July, 2011.
Ms. Westlund is also the winner of the 2016 Master Teacher Award, for her outstanding contributions to our student’s success at Primrose School of South Elgin.
Jasmin Rodriguez
Ms. Rodriguez joined our school in June of 2024. She comes to us with three years of previous experience assisting in a preschool classroom and has worked as an assistant teacher in an infant classroom. Ms. Rodriguez obtained her Child Degree Associates in April 2025, specializing in preschool through pre-kindergarten aged children.
