The Story
Our mission is to nurture childrens’ desire to create, explore and grow in a safe and supportive environment that offers them comfort and room to push their own boundaries. We are a play-based preschool providing experiences for children to explore and discover at their own pace. Oakview Preschool paves the foundation for confident, curious, kind and empathetic learners, allowing for growth into socially aware, problem solvers of the future!
In 1977 the Dixie School District leased the Oakview School property to founder, Olga Scharninghausen. Olga founded the school as a play-based preschool, drawing on many theories from those of Reggio-Emilia, Jean Piaget and Maria Montessori, among others. We are proud to be one of the only truly play-based schools left in the area.
In 2019, after 12 years of teaching the TK class at Oakview, Lindsey Toomajian purchased the school and took over as Head of School and Director.
We are fortunate to have many talented teachers who have been teaching at Oakview for years, some for 10+ years. They are dedicated Early Childhood Education professionals and keep polished by attending conferences, workshops and classes. All teachers have the core 12 ECE units, at a minimum, and are CPR and first aid certified.
Oakview has a Parent Council that works on fundraising and events for the school. They typically meet once a month and form committees to work on each event.
