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“Children do not care how much you know, until they know you care.” Teddy Roosevelt
I cannot recall a time in my life when I did not care for children. As early as my teen years I was taking care of the neighborhood children and planning to be a school teacher. As it turned out I found myself a stay at home mom with three pre-school children. In an attempt to find sanity in my life I discovered a Kids Day Out child care program where I could work part time and my children would receive the social interaction we all desperately needed. It did not take long for me to fall in love with my first classroom of four-year-old eager minds. I’d like to say I was a natural, but truthfully, I wish I knew then what I’ve learned over the past twenty five years about Early Childhood Education. My early classrooms benefited from a teacher who deeply cared for them, and that heart paired with the Primrose Balanced Learning Approach, created a perfect blend of personal and professional enjoyment. I am truly honored to bring my passion, knowledge, and experience to both Primrose School of Schertz and Primrose School at Bulverde Road. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of teaching in the classroom for almost every age group. I enjoyed four years working with Child Care Licensing to ensure the safety of children in childcare. I worked under a Head Start grant and supervised up to ten locations and six directors. I enjoyed working under the Texas Rising Star grant as a mentor to twelve facilities where I coached teachers and advised directors. In addition to completing a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education with a specialty in Social Sciences at Wayland Baptist University, I have been a Child Care Health Consultant, Texas Trainer, and CLASS observer. I was the Director at Primrose School of Schertz since their conception in 2016 and moved into the Executive Director role in 2023 for our Schertz and Bulverde Road locations. I bring my experience in the childcare field, many years in leadership, twenty five years of parenting and the same care and passion I’ve always held for children and education. We know learning begins from day one of life which is why we will give your infant to school age child an enriching learning environment for them to wonder, discover and explore their world alongside a caring teacher who will guide them to reach beyond their imagination. My goal is to ensure our schools deliver the wow for each of our families.
I hope to meet you soon,
Paige Lewis
Director at Schertz (2016-2023)
Executive Director, Since 2023
"Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn." - O. Fred Donaldson
Children have always been an important part of my life. I was fortunate to be able to stay at home with my kids while attending College and enjoyed the excitement and adventure they brought me every day. When my youngest daughter started Pre-Kindergarten it was hard for me to come to terms with not having the energetic mind-set of a 4 year old with me all day. I found my inspiration when I started my career path as a School Age teacher and loved the growth and knowledge I gained from all aspects of early childhood education. Over the next few years I had the pleasure to work with most age groups, and learned that every child thinks and learns differently. Soon I was promoted to an Assistant Director where I developed my role as a leader over the next 7 years and continued my education in Early Childhood Education. In 2019 an opportunity to join Primrose School of Schertz presented itself and after one conversation with Ms. Lewis there was no question I wanted to join the team. I loved the opportunity to mentor and motivate a creative team of teachers who provide the best and most trusted care and education for every child. I have enjoyed working alongside Ms. Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. O’Connor to fulfill our team's desire to nurture curiosity, confidence, creativity and compassion in every child. In 2023, I was given the opportunity to be the Director and made it a personal goal to develop parent partnerships and explore opportunities to make our home connection even stronger. I am committed to building trusted relationships with our parents, staff and children at Primrose School of Schertz.
Julie Nuno,
Assistant Director, (2019-2023)
Director, Since 2023
My name is Regina Burpo. I have 10+ years in Early Childhood Education and a Bachelor’s Degree in Theater Arts. What started as a Summer job has (after many years) turned into a lifetime of learning. From Infant Teacher to traveling Theater Teacher, this has been a wild journey. I love helping children explore the world around themselves through Music, Art and Motion. I strive to “Approach Each Day With Joy”- no matter what challenges arise. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve and inspire those who care for and educate the children in our Primrose School.
Regina Burpo
Education Coach, Since 2021
My journey with Primrose School of Schertz began in 2019 as the School Age teacher. In 2020, I was suddenly tasked with managing a classroom full of children from Kinder- 4th grade, attending various schools, as we all learned to navigate a brand new virtual school day. Professionally, this was a challenge but I welcomed the opportunity. Shortly after, I was promoted to a newly created administrative assistant position to help with all the new demands during the pandemic. Primrose has been a wonderful place to grow professionally and for my son to get the best possible education and care. My passion has grown and inspired me to continue my studies toward a degree in Early Childhood Education. In 2023, I accepted the role of Communication Manager and have enjoyed developing and improving our parent communication and discovering new programs to partner with as part of our mission to serve our community. It is a pleasure to be the first to greet our parents and children each day and my goal is to connect with every adult and child with warmth and sincerity.
Teacher, 2019-2020
Administrative Support, 2020 - 2023
Communications Manager, Since 2023
Working with children provides the opportunity for me to give a healthy meal they will enjoy. Above all else is offers a sense of self purpose. I have experience working in a British private school in Panama and Madrid, Spain. I have a degree in Culinary Arts from Hocking College and attended college courses at Johnson and Wales in Miami, Florida.
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Hometown: Panama City, Panama
Hobby: Movies and Restaurants
Snack: Anything chocolate
Beverage: Root Beer
Favorite Dish: Orange Chicken
My passion of working with children came about quickly after having the best time of my life working in the children’s ministry at my church. I am most excited to teach children, help them grow into the best that they can be and to help make them happy. I have experience babysitting and volunteering at church. I was homeschooled and graduated with my high school degree.
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Hometown:, CA
Hobby: Cooking
Snack: Tortilla chips and salsa
Beverage: Orange Fanta
Children’s Book: Goodnight Moon
I want work with children to help guide them and assist them in their development. I am most excited to see the students learn and grow as they discover the world around them. I have experience as a babysitter. I have a Bachelors in Criminal Justice. I look forward to getting to know you and your family!
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Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Hobby: Swimming, Painting
Snack: Fruit
Beverage: Agua Fresca
Children’s Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Working with children has always been something I’ve enjoyed. Growing up I would beg to be the teacher when I played with friends. I enjoy being able to positively impact children and people in general. I am most excited to meet new people and make lifelong connections. I have 10 years of childcare experience working in daycares, summer camps, and before and after school programs. I graduated from Bayside Highschool.
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Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hobby: Cooking and Painting
Snack: Flaming’ Hot Frito's
Beverage: Red bull
Children’s Book: If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
Teaching makes my world light up, there is never a dull moment when working with kids. I have always wanted to be a teacher. It was very hard for me to choose between culinary and childcare but once I began working with children I fell in love with education. My goal is to help the children develop their motor skills, boost their self esteem and self love. I am most excited about meeting my new students and decorating for birthdays and holidays. I have 1 year experience working with toddlers and Early Preschool students and babysitting. I graduated from Steele High School
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Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Hobby: Crafts and Movies with friends
Snack: Cheeto Puffs
Beverage: Sprite
Children’s Book: Corduroy
In my perspective, all children are unique and have their own view of the world around them. As a teacher, my goal is to listen to each of my students in order to understand their feelings and help positively guide them towards a happily successful future. I have over 7 years of early child care experience along with an Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate. I’m looking forward to learning more about you and your amazing family!
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Hobby: Reading
Snack: Cucumbers
Beverage: Water
Children’s Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Working with children has always been a desire of mine, it is my dream job. I am most excited about getting to know the children and learning their personalities. I have 6 months experience working at a childcare center. I am a high school graduate, and I am in my second year of college.
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Hometown: Cibolo, TX
Hobby: Working on Cars
Snack: Dark chocolate pretzels
Beverage: Sweet Tea
Children’s Book: There’s a Monster At the End Of This Book
I am excited to get to know the children and help them grow more. I love getting to enjoy the different personality of each child. I want to work with children because they are energetic and fun to be around. I grew up helping my parents raise my 2 siblings and have experience as a babysitter. I am a high school graduate and am looking forward to furthering my education online in the near future.
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Hometown: Austin, Tx
Hobby: Watching Movies
Snack: Sour Patch Watermelon and Hot Cheetos
Beverage: Strawberry Banna Jumex
Children’s Book: No David!
I want to work with children because I want to help shape the future of our world, teach kindness, and self regulation to young minds. I am most excited about building relationship with children and watching them grow. I have 4 year of childcare experience and I graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School.
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Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Hobby: Cooking, Watching True Crime Docs.
Snack: Guacamole and Chips
Beverage: Sprite or Grape Juice
Children’s Book: The Feeling Book by: Todd Parr
I find working with children to be a fun and exciting learning experience. I am most excited about teaching the children new things and having a fun school year. I have 3 years of childcare experience. I graduated from Roosevelt high school, and I plan to attend Cosmetology school.
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Hometown: California
Hobby: Dancing and Shopping
Snack: Chips and Gummies
Beverage: Sweet Tea
Children’s Book: You are You by Dr. Suess
Growing up I had several mentors who were teachers that inspired me to be an educator. I want to help inspire children to learn, grow and have fun while doing so. I am most excited about getting to know my students on an individual level. I have 3 years of previous experience at a Learning Center. I graduated from Allison Steele Highschool. I am currently attending pursuing a degree in Teaching.
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Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama
Hobby: Reading
Snack: Kettle Corn
Beverage: Sprite
Children’s Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
I want to work with kids because I love to watch them grow and I want to teach them new things. I am excited about learning more about Primrose, meeting the children and building bonds with them. I have 2 years of childcare experience and I’ve attended nursing school.
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Hometown: Houston, TX
Hobby: Shopping
Snack: Popcorn
Beverage: Lemonade
Children’s Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Working with children is the most rewarding job. Teaching is my calling which is why I have over 19 years of professional child care experience. I’m most excited about meeting all my new students this year. I enjoy teaching my class all that I can while having fun. I can’t wait to learn more about you and your family.
Hometown: Lathrop, CA
Hobby: Spending time with my Family
Snack: Veggie Chips
Beverage: Alani (Cherry Flavored energy drink)
Children’s Book: Pete the Cat
I think children are fun to work with and they remind me that there is still innocence in the world. I am most excited about getting to know all the children, their families and my fellow co- workers. I have 3 years experience working for Pre-k4 SA and various elementary schools.I graduated from UTSA with a Bachelors Degree in early childhood- 6th grade Education.
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Hometown: Houston, Texas
Hobby: Hiking
Snack: Hot Cheetos
Beverage: Lemonade
Children’s Book: Wemberly Worried By Kevin
I want to work with children because there is something so exciting about watching young minds develop and grow! I love the excitement joy and curiosity they bring! I am most excited about getting to know my new friends and guiding on the path to success! I have 9 years of childcare experience. I graduated from Lakes Highschool.
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Hometown: Berkley, CA
Hobby: Spending time with my family
Snack: Original Poppables
Beverage: Kombucha
Children’s Book: Where The Wild Things Are
I find it not only rewarding to see and be apart of children’s progress, growth and achievements, but to be a reason for their successes and who they are today. I am most excited about making a positive impact everyday for each student I encounter at Primrose. I have 10 years of experience babysitting and a year of experience working as a registered Behavior Technician for children ages 2-18 years of age. I graduated from Veterans Memorial High School in 2019 I graduated from Northeast Lakeview college in 2023 with my Associates in Pre-Med Biology.
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Hometown: San Antonio, Tx
Hobby: Exploring and painting
Snack: Flamas Dorito, Sour Berry gummy worms
Beverage: Acai blueberry pomegranate vitamin water
Children’s Book: The Little Engine that Could
I truly believe that children are the reason why we have so much happiness in the world. I am eager to create long lasting bonds with my students and their families. I have earned my high school diploma, and have experience working at an in home child care center. I look forward to meeting you!
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Hometown: Houston, TX
Hobby: Painting
Snack: Baked Hot Cheetos
Beverage: Big Red
Children’s Book: Halloween Motel
I am so excited to be part of the Primrose Family and working with my co-teachers to help wonderful young minds grow. I have always loved working with children, ever since I was younger i loved teaching my sister new things. I have grown and worked with children and had the pleasure to see so many of my old students go on to bigger and greater things. That is the best feeling ever.
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Favorite Hobby: Crocheting and Dancing
Favorite Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Beverage: Ice Tea
Favorite Children's Book: Oh, The Places You'll Go
Working with children is such a rewarding experience. I get so happy when a student of mine reaches a milestone we’ve been working on. I always want to be a positive influence in kids learning experience. I am most excited to get to know everyone and be part of an amazing team that makes a big difference in children’s lives! I have 8 years of experience working with Pre-K programs in learning centers and public school. I am currently attending Texas Tech University to obtain my Bachelors Degree in Sociology.
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Hometown: Edinburg, TX
Hobby: Reading and Gardening
Snack: Popcorn
Beverage: Sweet Tea
Children’s Book: The Giving Tree by: Shel Silverstein
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I love working with children because I can work in a field that is both caring and important. I am most excited to help students learn as they grow. I have experience from babysitting children of all ages for friends and family members. I have taken classes in Parenting, Child Development and Child Care Occupations.
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Hometown: Universal City, TX
Hobby: Spending time with Family
Snack: Rocky Road Ice Cream
Beverage: Coffee
Children’s Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
I am currently attending college pursuing my degree in Health Care. I have enjoyed my child development classes these classes have inspired me to want to work with children. Children bring out the joy and laughter in me. I am the most excited about getting to be part of a child's milestones.
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Hometown: San Antonio Texas
Hobby: Softball and dance
Snack: Skinny Popcorn
Beverage: Lemonade
Children’s Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
I love watching children learn and grow as a person. Knowing that I have made an impact in a child’s life is what keeps me going everyday. I have been in Child Care for 32 years, it is truly my passion! I have received my Associates Degree in Special Child Development and my CDA Certificate at San Antonio College. I am so excited to get to know the students, and the parents at this school!!
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Hometown: San Antonio, Tx
Hobby: Reading
Snack: Dark Chocolate
Beverage: Diet Coke
Children’s Book: Pete the Cat
I want to work with children because they re the future, therefor teaching kindness, and being a better human is key. I am most excited to learn the uniqueness of each child and helping them become the best that they can be. I have 10 years of childcare experience and attended Costal Bend College for 2 years and Texas A&M Kingsville for 1 year.
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Hometown: Kingsville, TX
Hobby: Diamond Art
Snack: Cheez It’z
Beverage: Dr. Pepper
Children’s Book: The Giver Tree
Meet Lawrence and Natalie O’Connor, proud owners of Primrose School of Schertz. Native Texans, they are thrilled to bring high-quality early education to the Schertz community.
Lawrence and Natalie were first introduced to Primrose through their good friends, Tommy and Anna Thompson, owners of Primrose School of Round Rock at Forest Creek and Primrose School of Pflugerville at Falcon Pointe. At the time, Lawrence and Natalie were still dating, but their shared love of education and learning brought them closer together. The couple was married in October of 2014 and quickly began looking for an entrepreneurial opportunity that would allow them to share their passion for education with their community. When they discovered there was a need for high-quality early education close to their San Antonio neighborhood, they immediately turned to the Thompsons to help them bring Primrose to the growing Schertz community.
“We wanted to give back to this great community we call home,” said Lawrence. “As we think about starting our own family, we really wanted to create a fun and nurturing environment where parents can feel good about leaving their children.”
Lawrence and Natalie have both enjoyed successful careers in the corporate world. Before becoming full-time Franchise Owners of Primrose School of Schertz, Natalie was a director with Workforce Solutions Alamo, a state and federally funded organization that helps people find jobs and administers training and support services to job seekers so that they can obtain and maintain employment, and Lawrence was a commercial real estate broker and partner at HPI Real Estate Services and Investments, leading the company’s San Antonio office.
With Natalie’s expertise in management, quality control and operations, and Lawrence’s sales, real estate and business development background, they believe they are an ideal match to achieve success within the Primrose Schools family. Lawrence and Natalie have always had a love of learning, one of the things that drew them to each other. Both graduated in the top 5 percent of their high school classes and both completed the prestigious Plan II Honors Degree at The University of Texas at Austin.
“We both come from families of educators, and we know how important education is, especially for young children,” said Natalie. “That’s why we are so excited to offer a caring and nurturing atmosphere at our school that fosters curiosity, creativity, confidence and compassion."
In addition to their impressive education and career accomplishments, Lawrence and Natalie are also dedicated to community service. They are active volunteers at San Antonio Pets Alive, where Natalie serves on the board of directors. Natalie and Lawrence are also members of the Texas Biomedical Founder’s Council, an organization of community advocates and financial supporters of The Texas Biomedical Research Institute. And, Lawrence spent two and a half years serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia. They are committed to teaching the importance of servant leadership in their school.
Lawrence and Natalie welcomed their first child, a daughter, into their family in April 2020, and then welcomed their second child, a son, in March 2022.
Primrose School of Schertz offers the Primrose exclusive, research-based Balanced Learning® curriculum that balances purposeful play with nurturing guidance from teachers for children ages 6 weeks old to 5 years old. Primrose School of Schertz opened on July 10, 2017 and is located at 4993 Schertz Parkway. For more information, please visit www.PrimroseSchertz.com and click the 'Contact Us' button to schedule a tour!