Primrose School of Ken Caryl

Ms. Ali is our Education Support Specialist here at Primrose Ken Caryl. She provides support and guidance in all of our classrooms and helps in the successful implementation of our Primrose Balanced Learning Curriculum. She is ECE certified and has over 15 years of childcare experience. She became a teacher because she loves working with teachers.

In her free time, Ms. Ali enjoys hiking.

Ms. Cynthia is our Marketing & Special Events Manager. She has her BA in Business Marketing from the University of Northern Colorado. She is active within the Ken Caryl community and plans/attends all events Primrose School of Ken Caryl hosts. She is in and out of the school taking pictures to post to Facebook or out in the community creating relationships with other small businesses in the area.

Ms. Cynthia is a Colorado Native. She enjoys spending time with her family, including her pets, exploring the beautiful Colorado landscape. She also enjoys participating in intermural sports, cooking, reading and running.

Ms. Michele is our Infant Co-Lead Teacher. She is ECE certified and became a teacher because she wanted to help teach children everything they need to know. She loves to watch them learn as they grow. She enjoys Primrose because of the curriculum and atmosphere, everyone is very welcoming and she gets to see her son everyday!

In her spare time Ms. Michele loves to spend time with her son!

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Ms. Annika is our Young Toddlers Lead Teacher. She comes to us with more than 7 years childcare experience and has her BS in Child and Family Studies. Ms. Annika loves helping kids grow and seeing the excitement in their eyes when they do something new for the first time. She enjoys Primrose because she loves how helpful the staff is to one another to collectively be the best teachers they can be!

When Ms. Annika is not at work she is often found having fun with her children, she loves to go to parks, lakes, hike, and kayaking!

Ms. Whitney is our Young Toddlers Lead Teacher, she is ECE certified and has over 10 years of childcare experience. She knew she wanted to become a teacher ever since she had a babysitting job in high school. She loves the way children's minds work and the joy she feels from being around them. She enjoys Primrose because it feels like a big family.

When Ms. Whitney has spare time she enjoys reading, sitting outside in nice weather, and playing with her son Jameson. She also enjoys taking her 2 dogs, Rudy and Nova, on walks.

Ms. Abby is our Older Toddlers Lead Teacher. She is ECE certified as well as completed Pyramid Plus and EQIT and has over 5 years of experience in childcare. She became a teacher because she loves kids and wants to help them grow, she chose Primrose because she loves the values and wonderful fellow staff.

In her spare time, Ms. Abby enjoys spending time with family and friends, going out into nature, hiking, camping, and art.

Ms. Jenna is one of our Older Toddlers Lead Teachers. She has her Bachelor's in History and has more than 8 years of childcare experience. She became an ECE teacher because there is nothing more gratifying than the excitement and joy on a child's face when they have learned and accomplished something. She loves Primrose for the sense of community, structure, and shared enthusiasm for caring for children.

In her free time, Ms. Jenna is an avid reader and hiker. She also loves to bake!

Ms. Kaylee is our Early Preschool Assistant Teacher. She is a Bear Creek High School graduate and has been working in childcare since 2019. Ms. Kaylee has always wanted to work with children and she enjoys how involved in the community Primrose is.

Ms. Kaylee enjoys spending time with her family, watching her older brother play baseball, spending time with friends, and taking pictures. She played softball for 13 years and was on the Varsity softball team at Bear Creek in 2019!

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Mr. Ray is our Preschool Pathways Lead Teacher. He is ECE Certified and has been working in childcare for over 5 years. Mr. Ray knew since elementary school that he wanted to become a teacher and has always loved helping and guiding those around him. He knows our future revolves around the next generation of great minds! Working with kids is the most fulfilling thing he has done. He enjoys Primrose because everyone is so inviting, from all the teachers to the amazing owner, and leadership team.

In his free time, Mr. Ray enjoys playing the guitar, painting, drawing (anything that has to do with art) video games and spending time with his parents and other family.

Ms. AJ is our Pathways Lead Teacher. She has her Associates of Applied Science in ECE and has over 8 years of childcare experience. She became a teacher because she loves how sweet children are and wanted to be a part of changing their lives and watching them grow while in school. She enjoys the atmosphere at Primrose and that it feels like family.

In her free time, Ms. AJ enjoys hiking, camping and riding horses!

Ms. Sue is our Lead Preschool 1 Teacher. She has her Bachelors in Psychology from Southern Illinois University with a minor in child psychology. She has over 22 years of experience in childcare. She became a teacher because she is fascinated by a child's mind and ability to absorb so much information and knowledge in a short period of time. Children bring joy and laughter to her day!

In her spare time, Ms. Sue enjoys watching live baseball games, painting, cooking, and photography. 

Ms. Alyssa is our Lead Preschool 1 Teacher. She is ECE certified and has over 5 years of childcare experience. She enjoys being a teacher because she loves seeing children change and grow throughout the years. She loves to help them through the challenges and show them the correct ways. She enjoys Primrose because it has a happy/healthy work environment and offers lots of extra perks to their families and staff.

In her spare time, Ms. Alyssa spends lots of time with her family and furbabies. She enjoys camping, fishing, and traveling to tropical places!

Ms. Justina is our Pre-Kindergarten 1 Lead Teacher. She is ECE certified and has over 1.5 years of childcare experience. She became a teacher because she believes early education is very important and she is so thankful to be a part of watching young children grow into who they are. She enjoys Primrose for its Balanced Learning Approach and values.

In her spare time, Ms. Justina enjoys long hikes with her Australian Shepard, exploring Colorado's beautiful scenery, and trying new restaurants. She also loves fly fishing and camping.

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Ms. Megan is our Pre-Kindergarten 1 Lead Teacher. She has her bachelor's degree and is in progress of her Master's degree in Child Psychology and has over 10 years of childcare experience. She has always wanted to become a teacher. She enjoys Primrose because she gets to see her son and knows that he will grow socially, emotionally, and academically. She believes whole heartedly in the Primrose Curriculum both for her own classroom and for her child.

In her spare time, Ms. Megan and her son love to explore outside. She also loves to bake, play piano or guitar and sing!

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Ms. Cindy is our Junior Kindergarten & Explorers Lead Teacher. She graduated from Tarkio College with Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education & STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). She has over 20+ years of teaching experience. She became a teacher because she enjoys helping children reach milestones - to build self-esteem through education. She enjoys teaching at Primrose because of the smaller classroom sizes, support of the staff and directors. She loves watching children explore and reach all milestones in social and emotional to academics. Primrose provides a second home to teachers and students with support. "We are a Primrose Family and I love each of them." says Ms. Cindy.

In her spare time, Ms. Cindy loves to spend time with her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandchldren. She loves painting, cricut, baking and travelling when she can!

Ms. Dory is a member of our Support Staff Team. She is ECE certified and has been in childcare since 2020. She became a teacher because seeing children reach the next step in their learning, like writing their name for the first time or building a tower taller than the last, makes her heart very happy. She wants to help children learn and find their way of learning, plus all of the hugs and smiles makes her day that much better! She enjoys Primrose because it feels like home and she likes everything that is done for the staff and children.

In her spare time, Ms. Dori enjoys crafts, playing board games, and doing puzzles. She enjoys being with friends or helping her family on their ranch with the house and horses. She also loves Disney!

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Ms. Madds is one of our Jr. Kindergarten + Explorers Lead Teachers. She has been working in childcare since 2019 and is currently enrolled at Colorado Mesa University and Metropolitan University of Denver. She is also a recent graduate from Chatfield Senior High School. She has always enjoyed working with children, and as she completes her college education she wished to explore a job that will lead into her field of work.

As a Colorado native, Ms. Madds enjoys everything about being outdoors in her spare time. Including hiking, camping, slack-lining, and water sports. Her family is very important to her and she recently moved back from Grand Junction to be closer to them. She loves music and spending as much of her time as possible exploring new cultures.

Ms. Margot is one of our Lead Floats. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree and has over six and a half years of childcare experience. She became a teacher because seeing children grow and having the honor of teaching the next generation is something that inspires her. She enjoys working at Primrose because her brother attended when he was younger and her family loved the experience!

In Ms. Margot's free time she enjoys hiking, running, being at the lake or at home reading/relaxing. She also enjoys crime tv!

Ms. Marissa is one of our Lead Floats with a BA in Psychology Child Development and has 1.5 years of childcare experience. After being a professional family photographer for 15 years she decided she wanted to continue working with children but without photo equipment! Working with children is a passion that she would like to continue for as long as she is able!

In Ms. Marissa's time off she enjoys billiards, walking her dogs, reading, camping, traveling, and hand-sewing projects. She is always looking for a new adventure!

Mr. Jordan is our School Executive Chef/Kitchen Manager. He has over 4 years of cooking experience. Mr. Jordan chose to join our team here at Primrose because he loves to see the children's smiling faces throughout the day and is happy that he can bring them joy through food.

When he is not at work Mr. Jordan loves spending time with his family, watching movies and playing basketball.