At Little Victories we pride ourselves on our wonderful staff! We have competent, college-trained staff that has formal training in Early Childhood Education. They strive to meet your child’s physical, emotional and intellectual needs on a daily basis and are dedicated to providing your children the quality care they deserve!  Our lead staff have degrees in Early Childhood Education and all staff receive anywhere from 10-30 hours of continuing education yearly!  Combined our staff has over 40 years of experience with children…Now that’s impressive!!

Megan Olson -  Just to give you some history on me…I am from Spokane WA, my family and I just moved to Forest Lake this past May. My husband and I have two children; Kambell, 2 1/2 who attends Little Victories and Hayden, 5 who is in Kindergarten.  I have been in the child care profession for most of my working life. Before leaving Spokane I was the Director of a full-day program for the last six years. I had also worked as a Pre-Kindergarten Teacher prior to that for four years. I love this ever changing, challenging and exciting profession. It is extremely rewarding to know that in some small way I am contributing to your child’s early childhood educational experience! In my spare time I love cooking, traveling and spending time with my family.

Cindy – Toddler Teacher.   Cindy has been with Little Victories for over a year. Cindy has an AAS Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has been teaching for many, many years as well as being a mother of two and a “big kid” herself. In Cindy’s free time she enjoys making and selling her crafts, hiking, having fun with her two children and husband and snowmobiling. Her favorite childhood memory was climbing up trees and getting real dirty, which make Cindy a perfect match for our Toddlers!!

Jackee - Infant Teacher. Jackee has been working at Little Victories over a year now. Jackee has lots of Infant Room experience. Before being employed by Little Victories she worked in another center in their Infant Room for 4 1/2 years. Jackee is currently enrolled in college where she is earning her degree in Nursing. In Jackee’s spare time she enjoys shopping, school and boating. Her favorite childhood memory is spending time with her Dad. She also enjoyed camping with her Mom and Sister.

Nicole – Toddler/Preschool Teacher. Nicole has worked at Little Victories since January of ‚Äò08. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, with a BA in Psychology. She worked at the University Child Center for 2 years with children ages 2-4 years. She is now in a Master’s Program for Teaching. In Nicole’s free time she likes to play volleyball, softball and tennis. She really enjoys hanging out with her family and friends. She also enjoys reading, going to the movies and shopping. Her favorite childhood memory is riding bikes and hula hooping with her brother and being the “Big Sister” when her little sister was born.

Shannon - Lead Preschool Teacher.   Shannon is our newest addition at Little Victories.  Shannon has an abundance of experience in early education;  an Associates Degree in Early Education, a credential in Child Care Administration, a teacher of  infant and toddler classes at WITC in New Richmond and 9 years of classroom experience.   In addition, she previously owned and operated her own child care center that was licensded for 40 children.  Shannon lives in St. Croix Falls, WI with her husband Mike and two daughters, Valerie and Vanessa and their two dogs, Dakota and Emma! 

Sara – Infant Teacher- Sara has been with Little Victories since June of ‚Äò08. Sara had lots of experience caring for children. She has worked at Trinity Family Center in Hudson WI in an infant and toddler room. She also does some substituting at St. Croix Center with all age groups. Sara even was a nanny of Infant Triplets in Montreal, Canada!! Some of Sara’s hobbies include; traveling, reading, sewing and spending time with family and friends. Her favorite childhood memory is getting her first kitten when she was 8 years old…and she still has her!

Kelsi – Preschool Teacher - Kelsi has been working at Little Victories since September of ‘08. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Child Psychology.  Kelsi has experience working with children as a camp counselor and has also been a nanny.  In Kelsi’s free time she enjoys horseback riding, reading, camping and just about anything that has to do with the outdoors.   Kelsi favorite childhood memory is when she was 5 years old and she received her first pony!

Susan - Toddler Teacher - Susan has been working at Little Victories for about a month now. She previously worked as a Nanny for a family and was a Teacher at a center in an Infant Program. She also has experience working with developmentally delayed children as a behavior specialist.  In Susan’s free time she enjoys reading, swimming and movies!  Susan’s favorite childhood memory is gong camping every summer and exploring many areas in Wisconsin and Michigan.

Michele – works as a subsitutue teacher in our Preschool room. She has a Degree with a major in Mass Communications and a Minor in Sociology. She has extensive experience with preschool to school age children. She enjoys writing and going to the theatre. She is also a published author of a book called “Grab your Tiger”.