Mrs. O.'s Preschool - COVID-19 UPDATE and ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

After much thought and consideration for the safety and well-being of our students due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to start our school year using a virtual model. We are confident that by starting the school year in this proactive way, we will be able to develop positive learning routines and establish relationships that will only continue to benefit once it is deemed safe to resume in-person instruction. We look forward to learning and growing with your child this fall, while we patiently wait for in-person instruction to resume.
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DAYCARE OPTION!

Mrs. O's Preschool and Sandy's Blessings Daycare. Collectively 74 years of experience.

Do you want your child to attend Mrs. O's Preschool, but need before and aftercare? Meet Sandy and Matt Westley (Sissy and Mister).

Her fantastic home-based daycare has provided outstanding care for children for over 35 years!

Interested? Limited spots remaining! Contact us TODAY!

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Educational Philosophy

As career kindergarten teachers, it’s been our experience that incoming 5-year-olds are lacking in preparatory academic fundamentals and social cues. Mrs. O's directors will prepare your 3, 4 & 5-year olds with foundational values and skills they’ll use for life.

Our preschool will gently guide your child through structure and lessons built from core values and golden rules. With a curriculum play-based in theory, your child will make sense of the world around them as they are encouraged to develop social and cognitive skills, mature emotionally, and gain the self-confidence required for new experiences and environments.

Built around the core values of Determination, Courage, Respect, Confidence, Playfulness, and Community, our vision is to model and communicate these values while understanding each child's individual needs.

With over 53 collective years of early elementary teaching experience, our philosophy focuses on active involvement, meaningful experimentation, and reinforcement through repetition. Our passion for nurturing children shapes Mrs. O's Six Golden Rules.

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Meet Our Teachers

Mrs O

Nancy Obidzinski-Lum

Nancy Obidzinski-Lum is a proud graduate of Western Michigan University and has spent 39 years fulfilling her passion of teaching. Nancy’s teaching experience has been at St. Joseph Elementary, Kalamazoo Public Schools and most recently 20 years at Moorsbridge Elementary in Portage. Teaching brings her so much joy. She can’t imagine her life without teaching small children. Nancy and her husband, Eric, have three wonderful daughters, Meaghan, Katelyn, and Reilly. She is also “Grams” to her grandson, Sawyer. Nancy is so excited to bring Mrs. O.’s Preschool to our wonderful city of Portage!

Mrs. Cortright

Katelyn Lum-Cortright

Since Katelyn Obidzinski Lum-Cortright was a young girl, her dream was to become a teacher. Katelyn’s dream was fulfilled when she graduated from the School of Education at the University of Michigan and was hired as a 2nd grade teacher in Portage Public Schools. Katelyn finished her 6th year of teaching in the Spring of 2018. She and her husband, Adam, welcomed their first baby boy, Sawyer Eric David, in May of 2018. Katelyn cannot wait to begin this exciting journey with her mom and sister. She looks forward to sharing her passion with you!

Miss Lum

Meaghan Lum-Dontje

Meaghan Obidzinski Lum is thrilled to begin this new adventure with her mom, Nancy, and sister, Katelyn! In 2009, Meaghan received her BFA degree in Digital Cinema from DePaul University in Chicago. From there she continued her education at the University of Michigan where she received her Masters in Education. In 2011, Meaghan began her career at Moorsbridge Elementary teaching kindergarten where she shared a classroom with her mom, Nancy. It was a dream come true! Currently, she is completing her eighth year at Moorsbridge teaching Kindergarten and will now venture out to open this new preschool with her incredible family!

Miss Lum

Alyssa Piñón

Alyssa Piñón is most passionate about working with little ones and is honored to join the amazing team of teachers at Mrs. O’s Preschool! Alyssa fostered her love of educating young children at Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame by earning a degree in Elementary Education with a specialty in Early Childhood Education. She comes to Mrs. O’s with nine years of teaching experience, most recently as a Young Fives teacher in Portage Public Schools. Alyssa can often be found spending time with family or friends, cooking and baking, or reading a good book!