Jo McLaughlin was a working mother in at a cross roads; spend more time with her family or continue with her career path. She stepped away from her career to spend more time with her son thus beginning her Primrose journey as an Assistant Teacher at the first Primrose School in Texas shortly after it opened in Jo quickly fell in love with Primrose. When it came time to take the next step in her career, Jo knew Primrose Schools was the right partner because the Primrose curriculum represents the best for young students and the culture matched her values and leadership beliefs.
Jo earned her B. Her journey has given her the experience as an assistant teacher, a lead teacher, an office assistant, a director, an area director, and she worked for the Primrose Corporate Office for 14 years as a School Business Consultant and Training Specialist which ultimately led her to join Dr. Jo has been married to her husband Bob for 40 years. Bob is also a Primrose advocate and has worked with Primrose Schools for 20 years.
Jo and Bob have a wonderful family of 3 children, 4 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren some of whom are Primrose graduates. The family enjoys the great outdoors! Teaching and mentoring to give back to their community and church are a priority for Bob and Jo.
Jo has volunteered with her local fire department and the Red Cross. Jo and her husband provided hurricane disaster relief in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.
Jo also understands the need to be prepared, to react, and respond to immediate emergencies in our communities with training she received with Home Land Security. In Jo was honored to partner with the late Dr. Pratiksha and Dr. Noel Rigley. Together the ownership team has 65 years of Primrose service instilling active minds, healthy bodies and happy hearts in young children entrusted to our care. Who children become is as important as what they know, is a belief that is at the core of our Balanced Learning approach.
