Primrose School of Stone Brooke

Our Staff

  • Ms. Tran, Executive Director

    Ms. Tran

    Executive Director

    Ms. Tran has been working with children and in the Early Childhood field since 2013.

    She began her Career with Primrose in 2016.

    She graduated from the University of North Texas with her Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Early Childhood to 6th Grade) and a minor in ESL. She also attended high school in our neighboring city of Plano!

    Before joining Primrose, Ms. Tran worked in the Plano Independent School District as a teacher. Ms. Tran decided to pursue a career with Primrose teacher in 2016 and taught Pre-Kindergarten at a Primrose School in Plano for 3 years.

    Ms. Tran was promoted to the Curriculum Director/Assistant Director at our sister school in 2019.

    Here, Ms. Tran led many teachers training them in the Primrose curriculum to help them better understand and implement the Primrose vision daily. She served in this mangement role for 2.5 years, leading and training all new staff, managing the school, and was the team member in charge in the Executives abscense. 

    Ms. Tran obtained her Texas Director Certification and was promoted to lead the Primrose School of Stone Brooke in 2021.

    “I’m honored to have an awesome opportunity and an important responsibility to empower the potential of every child. I’m very excited to encourage the Primrose of Stone Brooke team to share our Primrose mission and vision. We are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others; this includes all children, their parents, and our staff.”

    "It is my primary goal to build and establish trusting relationships with my families and my staff and I am looking forward to working together to be the best school we can for the children and families we serve."  Tammy Tran

     

  • Ms. Buitron, Director of Admissions

    Ms. Buitron

    Director of Admissions

    Ms. Buitron is no stranger to the Primrose community. She joined the team at Primrose of Stone Brooke in the fall of 2008, but began her career spending three years with Primrose Schools at our sister school in Bedford during the fall of 1997, where her oldest daughter graduated the Pre-Kindergarten program in 1998.

    Ms. Buitron has since spent time in each Primrose classroom, leading Early Preschool successfully for almost 3 years.

    She obtained her Child Development Certification from CCEI in 2011 and was nominated by her co-workers and parents as "Teacher of the Year" for the 2010-2011 school year.

    Ms. Buitron was promoted to the management team in 2011 as the Director of Admissions.

    In December of 2013, she earned her Business Management Certification. She brings tremendous experience to our school and we are so happy to have her!

  • Mrs. Hernandez, Director of Curriculum

    Mrs. Hernandez

    Director of Curriculum

    Mrs. Hernandez began her Primrose career in 2005 and has taught every age group.  She had been a mentor teacher to all new teachers from our 10 locations for Preschool and for Pre-Kindergarten, but also mentors all new teachers in all ages at the Breckinridge Park location. Mrs. Mercedes has also helped the management teams in many times of need serving to help fill in wherever she was needed and has a wealth of experience working in Primrose School and with the Konrad Group.

    Mrs. Hernandez developed a Spanish program for all ages and taught Spanish to children of all ages weekly!  Mrs. Hernandez lives in Anna, Texas. She has a granddaughter attending the Primrose School of Stone Brooke with her and she is very excited to be able to be working closer to home.

    Her knowledge and experience will be so welcomed, and we are thankful she can be a part of our team at Stone Brooke to help train and guide our newest teachers and help support our most tenured team.

  • Mrs. ViVi, Office Support

    Mrs. ViVi

    Office Support

    Mrs. ViVi was born and raise in McKinney, Texas and curretly live in Blue Ridge. She has been married for 19 years and a mother of three children. Emily, Abigail, and Simon. She used to work in Pediatric Care for two years and in the medical field for eight years.

    Mrs. ViVi joined Primrose in October 2022. Mrs. ViVi went back to work with children because she miss taking care of the little ones in the Pediatric Care.

    "I didn’t think I was going to enjoy working with children this much, but I do. Children are so smart and sweet. Its so much fun see them grow and learn new skills they will need to succeed in life and school. I love been part of their learning and growing."

     

  • Mrs. Hernandez, Kitchen Manager/Chef

    Mrs. Hernandez

    Kitchen Manager/Chef

     

    Mrs. Hernandez became our chef here at Stone Brooke in January of 2020. She has worked with children for many years and has a vast amount of knowledge and experience in child care from when she owned a private child care facility in Oxnard, California. Mrs. Hernandez assisted and mentored at Oxnard College in their child development courses to educate students on the importance of proper child care. Mrs. Hernandez also has 12 years of experience working for Frisco ISD in food nutrition and has been an incredible asset to the Primrose team.

  • Ms. Garza, Young Infant Lead Teacher

    Ms. Garza

    Young Infant Lead Teacher

    Ms. Anastasia Garza joined our team in 2016.

    She graduated from McKinney Boyd High School and has taken child development classes for three years.

    Ms. Garza has always loved to be around children and has experience  working with infants through kindergarten programs. She has been an experienced addition as lead in the young infant classroom.

  • Mrs. Mann, Degreed Older Infant Lead Teacher

    Mrs. Mann

    Degreed Older Infant Lead Teacher

    Mrs. Kentia Mann has been a part of the Primrose family since February 2014.

    Mrs. Mann has earned her Associate’s Degree and hopes to continue her education to complete her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. We are proud of the loving and caring environment that Mrs. Mann has created in her position as the lead teacher of the Older Infant Program here at the Primrose School of Stone Brooke.

  • Ms. Gorman, Degreed Young Toddler Lead Teacher

    Ms. Gorman

    Degreed Young Toddler Lead Teacher

    Miss. Gorman has been with Primrose School of Stone Brooke since August 2014.

    She earned her Elementary Education degree at the University of North Texas in December 2012.

    After leading and assisting other classes within the school, Miss Gorman accepted the lead teacher position in Young Toddler in August 2018. She has been a familiar face for many families throughout the years and we are so happy to have her be apart of the Primrose team.

  • Ms. Layne, Early Preschool Lead Teacher

    Ms. Layne

    Early Preschool Lead Teacher

    Ms. Layne was born in Plano, Texas, grew up in the city of Allen and currently living in McKinney with her dog. She graduated from Allen High School in 2007 and attended Remington College Medical Billing Coding.

    Ms. Layne has been in childcare for over 10 years. She worked at a childcare center for 8 years and then transitioned to work for corporate for 9 1/2 years. Ms. Layne decided to come back to childcare since that is where her heart and passion are at. Ms. Layne has been working for Primrose School of Stone Brooke since January 2022.

    "I enjoy working with children to help them grow and learn, as well as I learn from them."

  • Ms. Carrillo, Preschool Pathways Co-Teacher

    Ms. Carrillo

    Preschool Pathways Co-Teacher

    Ms. Carrillo's family and her are from Mexico. Ms. Carillo was born in Allen, Texas and was raised in McKinney, Texas. Ms. Carillo went to McKinney Boyd High School and took many years of child-development classes. Ms. Carillo also babysat and helped watch many children of all ages from many families and friends throughout her life.

    Ms. Carillo started working at Primrose School of Stone Brooke in August 2022. She is currently single and living with her chihuahua, Amy. Ms. Carillo loves to dance, spend time with family, walking-enjoying nature, and spend time with her dog. 

    "I love working with kids because there’s no limit to their imagination and creativity, which we can all learn from. I hope to be best role model for the students and show them right vs. wrong and it's okay to make mistakes. My philosophy is: Learning happens inside and outside, like exploring"

  • Ms. Hodges, Preschool Pathways Co-Teacher

    Ms. Hodges

    Preschool Pathways Co-Teacher
    Apple of Our Eye

    Ms. Hodges is from Chicago, Illinois. She is engaged, she has one daughter and three bonus children. Ms. Hodges has been working in childcare for over 20 years. She started working with children since she was in highschool in Evanston. When Ms. Hodges moved to Texas, she started working at a montessori in McKinney for 9 years and a childcare center for 8 years. She started working at Primrose School of Stone Brooke in November 2023. 

    In her spare time, Ms. Hodges loves to read and shop.

    "I love to nurture children, watch them explore, and learn new things. It makes me feel whole knowing I can be a part of their development. My philosophy is: What a child learns from 0 months to 3 years old, will stick with them through eternity.”

  • Mrs. Hutchings, Preschool 1 Lead Teacher/Mentor Teacher

    Mrs. Hutchings

    Preschool 1 Lead Teacher/Mentor Teacher

    Mrs. Hutchings joined the Primrose of Stone Brooke's team in June of 2015 and has been in the early child education industry since 2010.

    She has an amazing understanding of the Balanced Learning Curriculum and was a Lead Teacher in several classes before becoming one of the leads in the Preschool classrooms and a Mentor Teacher. She is an incredible resource of knowledge for not just Stone Brooke but our other sister Primrose schools as well and we are excited to have her apart of our team.

     

     

     

  • Mrs. Bolton, Preschool 2 Lead Teacher

    Mrs. Bolton

    Preschool 2 Lead Teacher

    Mrs. Bolton started with at The Primrose School of Stone Brooke in June of 2021.

    She is an amazing lead  Preschool teacher and the families and children love her!

    Mrs. Bolton is currently enrolled in Collin Community College to further her education and continues to be a valued member of our Primrose family.

  • Ms. Coronado, Degreed Pre-Kindergarten 1 Lead Teacher

    Ms. Coronado

    Degreed Pre-Kindergarten 1 Lead Teacher

    Miss. Coronado graduated from The University of North Texas with a Bachelor degree in Early Education and immediately  joined our team in May 2021.

    Her experience with children started early on, as she helped to support her three younger siblings while still in school.

    Miss Coronado is the lead teacher of our Pre-Kindergarten One classroom and we look forward to watching her grow as a teacher here at Stone Brooke.

  • Mrs. Garza, Degreed Pre-Kindergarten 2 Lead Teacher/Mentor Teacher

    Mrs. Garza

    Degreed Pre-Kindergarten 2 Lead Teacher/Mentor Teacher

    Mrs. Garza joined the Primrose School of Stone Brooke team in August 2014 as an assistant teacher in Preschool while she finished college. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Child Development, she began teaching Pre-Kindergarten in 2015. Mrs. Garza has continued her role for over 7 years and has also become a mentor teacher for our sister schools. She looks forward to each amazing year with a new group of young children eager to learn. We feel so proud for her to be a part of the Primrose School of Stone Brooke team.

  • Mrs. Mimi, Private Kindergarten Lead Teacher

    Mrs. Mimi

    Private Kindergarten Lead Teacher

    Ms. Yehualawork known as "Ms. Mimi",  joined the Primrose in 2007 with14 years of experience in Early Childhood Education. She spent her earlier years at our sister Breckinridge Park location, and we are so happy she moved over in our direction to have her  teach at our school!

    Ms. Mimi obtained a BS degree from St. Mary's University.

    She loves children of all ages and especially enjoys working with Kindergarten. Ms. Mimi values the importance of nurturing the children in her class and making meaningful connections with them.

  • Mike and Joyce Konrad, Franchise Owner

    Mike and Joyce Konrad

    Franchise Owner

    Please allow us an opportunity to introduce ourselves. We are Mike and Joyce Konrad, the proud owners of eight Primrose School Franchises in the Dallas Fort Worth Area. We started with our first Primrose school in 1997 in the city of Bedford. Once we became immersed in the school, we realized that the parents of today truly valued the excellent, accredited, curriculum based child care that we were providing.

    We are certain the Primrose concept can provide what parents need for complete peace of mind when they are looking for child care. The parents in our schools know that their children are safe, loved and happy, all the while learning with a balanced, developmentally appropriate curriculum. We know this, because countless parents have told us over the years how their children “surprise them” every day with what they learn at Primrose.

    In addition we have many Public School Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers comment that they recognize the Primrose Children in their schools. They say that they arrive above and beyond “school ready” in their respective classes.

    We are very proud of the Management and Teaching staff that we have at all of our schools. Because we have been able to achieve the Primrose “Exemplary” Status in our schools, we are able to attract some of the best directors and teaching staff in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area. The tenure of our management and teaching staff is exceptional because we are committed to the continuous training and development of our staff. Many of our teachers and mangers are promoted within our network of schools. As a result, we are fortunate to have a very professional, well-trained, Management and Teaching staff.

    It goes without saying that our primary focus is on the safety and nurturing of your child. The additional layer of curriculum and character development programs round out what we know will be a truly positive experience for both you and your child.

    We thank you for your time visiting Primrose School of Stone Brooke. We want you to know that the trust a parent places in us when they leave a child in one of our schools is not taken lightly. We are committed to executing our programs and delivering to our parents and students what we promise.

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