MEET OUR STAFF
WE WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR CHILD!
All staff have a minimum of a four-year college degree, are certified and well experienced in early childhood education. Each student is in a class with a primary teacher. We schedule parent/teacher conferences two times a year. Our teachers are so dedicated to the children, they give the parents their email address AND HOME PHONE NUMBER. We have very little staff turnover.
We also have special staff to teach our enrichment classes. Parents are amazed at how much their children learn through these classes.
We are hiring for this position
Preschool Director
Are you interested in this position?
Email or call our office at 630.357.4836
Learn More About Mrs. Reed
Mrs. Reed’s favorites:
FOOD: POPCORN
SPORT: FOOTBALL
MOVIE: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
SUPERHERO: WONDER WOMAN
BOOK: THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY, and
THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
ANIMAL: ELEPHANT
HOBBY: READING
Mrs. Reed has been teaching at Learning is Fun for over 10 years and she loves it so much, she plans on being at LIF for another 10 years! She has a Bachelor of Education Degree from Augustana College and has worked in Early Childhood Education for over 30 years. Mrs. Reed, her husband and two daughters love to travel, hike, kayak, play games, watch football, baseball, and they LOVE to play volleyball!
Learn More About Mrs. Buckingham
Mrs. Buckingham’s favorites:
FOOD: Popcorn
SPORT: Soccer (to watch!)
MOVIE: Encanto
SUPERHERO: Wonder Woman
BOOKS: Little Blue Truck, The Book with No Pictures, and Where Happiness Lives
ANIMAL: Koki, our leopard gecko!
HOBBY: Reading books and driving our kids to their activities!
This is Mrs. Buckingham’s first year teaching at Learning is Fun but her 7th year as part of the LIF family! Her three older children attended Learning is Fun and her youngest is still a student here! She has a Bachelor of Education Degree from Indiana University and a Master Degree in Reading from Concordia University. Mrs. Buckingham, her husband and their four kids love pizza and movie Fridays, reading together, mini golf outings, watching all types of sports, visiting Disney World and cheering on the kids at sporting events/dance competitions!
Learn More About Mrs. Hutton
Mrs. Hutton’s favorites:
FOOD: BUTTERED NOODLES
SPORT: TENNIS
MOVIE: SANDLOT
SUPERHERO: SUPER GROVER
BOOKS: “Moo, Baa, La La La”, “I Am a Bunny”, “The Going to Bed BooK”
ANIMAL: COWS
HOBBY: RIDING MY BEACH CRUISER AROUND TOWN
Mrs. Hutton’s daughters both went to Learning is Fun preschool and when it was time for them to move on to Kindergartener, she was too sad to part ways and decided to stay and TEACH at LIF.
Mrs. Hutton has been teaching at LIF for over 8 years. She has a Bachelor of Education Degree from Elmhurst College and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Saint Xavier University Mrs. Hutton, her husband, two daughters and sweet goldendoodle live in Naperville -they love to travel and explore the outdoors.
Learn More About Mrs. Napolitano
Mrs. Napolitano’s Favorites:
Mrs. Napolitano’s daughter and son both went to Learning is Fun. We all loved the school so much that I knew I wanted to be a teacher at this fantastic school. She has been teaching at Learning is Fun for over 9 years. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Western Illinois University and has her Masters of Education from National-Louis University. Mrs. Napolitano, her husband, daughter and son love to travel, go to the beach, exercise and watch baseball! As a family their goal is to visit as many ballparks as they can when they travel to different states.
Learn More About Mrs. Rea
Mrs. Rea’s favorites:
FOOD: MEXICAN
SPORT: SWIMMING
MOVIE: 101 DALMATIONS
SUPERHERO: THOR
BOOK: THE HARRY POTTER SERIES
ANIMAL: DOG
HOBBIES: READING AND PUZZLES
Mrs. Rea began teaching at Learning is Fun in September 2022. She has over fifteen years of experience teaching in the both the UK and USA. She has a Bachelor Degree in French and German and continued her education to receive Qualified Teacher Status in London. Mrs. Rea has taught various age groups of children, but particularly loves preschool! Mrs Rea and her husband spend most of their free time watching their three children play sports, including football, soccer, swimming and volleyball. They also love family movie nights and travelling.
We are hiring for this position
Enrichment Teacher - Music
Are you interested in this position?
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