Administration
Pat Wilka
Owner & Founder
Patricia Wilka founded The Enriching Hour Preschool in 1989. She has been in the education field for over 50 years and holds a Master's Degree in Education. She is the past President of the Professional Association for Childhood Education, 2007-2011, and served on the Local Planning Council for Ventura County.
Kristina Golem
Owner & Administrator
Kristina Golem has worked in the field of education since 1997 and in Early Childhood Education since 2003. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Pepperdine University and holds a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and a Child Development Site Supervisor Permit. Kristina is also the co-founder of Newbury Oaks Preschool and Woody’s Clubhouse childcare centers.
Ms. Lillian
Director
Lillian Dunwell began teaching at The Enriching Hour Preschool in 1995. She has over 30 years teaching experience. She was named PACE California Educator of the Year 2005-2006. She earned an Associates of Arts Degree in Child Development and holds a Site Supervisor Permit from the California Department of Education.
Ms. Marcy
Assistant Director
& Lead Teacher
Marcy Jolivet began teaching at The Enriching Hour Preschool in 1993. She has over 40 years teaching experience. She was named PACE California Administrator of the Year 2007 - 2008. She holds an Associate Degree in Child Development and Site Supervisor Permit from the California Department of Education.
“The love and commitment to my children each and every teacher, assistant teacher, and administrator has shown over the years is priceless. The gratitude I feel for each and every one of them could never be expressed in words or gestures. Thank you to everyone at The Enriching Hour for embracing my boys as your own and instilling such valuable traits that will serve them well as they grow and become young men.”
– Marcie Braddock
Teachers
Ms. Yesenia
Teacher & Assistant Director
Ms. Yesenia has been working in the field of Early Childhood Education for over five years. She began teaching at The Enriching Hour in 2020 after working for the Los Angeles Unified School District as a Teacher’s Assistant. Ms. Yesenia is currently working on her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and is the lead teacher in the early twos’ classroom with Ms. Gloria and Ms. Alyssa.
Ms. Gloria
Teacher
Ms. Gloria attended Los Angeles Mission College where she received her Child Care Certificate as well as an associate degree in Art. She has been working with children for over 20 years and previously licensed her own family home childcare business. Ms. Gloria began working for Woody’s Clubhouse afterschool care in 2021 and has been teaching at The Enriching Hour Preschool for over a year and currently works alongside Ms. Yesenia in our early twos’ class.
Ms. Alyssa
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Alyssa earned her Early Childhood Education credits from Citrus College and has been working with children for over four years. Ms. Alyssa is currently working with Ms. Yesenia in our young twos class and Ms. Marcy in the young fours’ classroom.
Ms. Stacey
Lead Teacher
Ms. Stacey began teaching at The Enriching Hour Preschool in 2020. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Cal State Northridge and has over 25 years of preschool teaching experience. Ms. Stacey is currently the Lead Teacher in our three-year-old class with Ms. Carolina.
Ms. Delaney
Lead Teacher
Ms. Delaney earned her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Cal State Channel Islands. She has been teaching at The Enriching Hour since 2020 and is currently the Lead Teacher in the older threes classroom with Ms. Elisabeth.
Ms. Elisabeth
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Elisabeth graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies. She started working at The Enriching Hour in her university’s internship program in fall 2022. Ms. Elisabeth is currently working with Ms. Delaney in our older threes’ classroom.
Ms. Juliet
Lead Teacher
Ms. Juliet began teaching at The Enriching Hour Preschool in 2013. She holds a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and is certified in Early Childhood Education from the State of California. Ms. Juliet is currently teaching with Ms. Barbara in our Pre-K classroom.
Ms. Barbara
Lead Teacher
Ms. Barbara is certified in Early Childhood Education from the State of California and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. She began teaching in 1990 and has been working at The Enriching Hour since 2014. Ms. Barbara teaches alongside Ms. Juliet in our Pre-K classroom.
Ms. Sue
Teacher
Ms. Sue and earned her Early Childhood Education credits from the West Valley Occupation Center and has been working with young children for over 15 years. Ms. Sue has worked with children of all ages as is currently teaching a combination of two- to five-year-olds in our afternoon preschool program.