About Us

On a personal note . . .

Jana and Tamila are sister-in-laws, directors, owners and teachers at Watch Me Grow. They began the school when Tami's little girl, Keaton, was only 13 months old. Now Keaton is in 6th grade at Harbor Light Christian School. Tami is married to Tom Walker Jr. Jana's little miracle baby, Lorin, is almost 3 years old. Lorin' has already made her television debut on the Devos Children's Miracle Network. In Jana and Tamila's "spare" time, they travel and sing Southern Gospel Music with Tom. Tamila and Jana also train teachers across the Great Lakes Region in Zoo-phonics. They love children and teaching!

We began Watch Me Grow 10 years ago with the vision to create a wonderful atmosphere where young children can grow and learn. We wanted children to have fun learning in a place that was warm and caring. We are so happy to say that Watch Me Grow is just the kind of place we wanted it to be. Kindergarten teachers all over the area tell us and our former WMG parents how well the children from Watch Me Grow are doing. We are excited about what we do each day. Although we continually strive for greater goals, we still have remained steadfast about creating a place where children love to be and love to learn.

Watch Me Grow is about family. We work in partnership with parents. We believe that parents are the first and most important teacher a child will ever have. We count it a privilege to be a part of children's lives and strive to meet the needs of families with flexible schedules, various forms of communication and family activities.

Miss Sandra teaches our youngest class (young 3's) A few years ago she did her student teaching with us. join Watch Me Grow as an aide. She has finished her Early Childhood Degree and has joined us full time. She is very kind and caring. She often tells us how much fun she is having teaching the children. The children love her. She is a great teacher and gets excited at their progress.

He only works part time as he is also the music director at Trinity Missionary Church. He has a music background and helps with the school performances. He is great with children. He is a wonderful role model and they look up to him.

All of our staff have had background checks (State Police and DHS) and have had first aid and CPR Training. They have a minimum of 12 clock hours of early childhood training a year.

Our preschool class will be taught by Miss Jana this year. Miss Jana is the co-owner and co-director of WMG. She has over 15 years experience teaching. She has some wonderful new plans this year and we look forward to this new year.

This year we are excited to add our DK/Kindergarten program! So many children are ready to continue on academically, but may need a little more time to build their self-confidence. Our DK program will challenge children, but also give them the extra time to grow. We are offering 1/2 day kindergarten because we know many parents really don't want to have their children go all day (which is becoming more and more prevalent in schools). We are excited to take our zoo-phonics to the next level with this older class! Miss Tami will be teaching this class.

We look forward to the opportunity of being part of your child's growth. Preschool years are a vital time where children learn so much! We believe that we will help you provide a positive attitude toward school. Please feel free to contact us anytime with questions. We are at your service!