Oakview Preschool

Oakview Preschool includes outside time where children can converse in the sandbox and practice mastering a two-wheel bike, along with inside story groups, science exploration, and yoga. The program is described as a play-based preschool that draws on many theories from Reggio-Emilia, Jean Piaget, Maria Montessori, and Rudolf Steiner, among others.

• Ages: 2–5 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday 8am–5pm

Oakview Preschool’s mission is to nurture children’s desire to create, explore and grow in a safe and supportive environment that offers them comfort and room to push their own boundaries, and to provide experiences for children to explore and discover at their own pace. The program states that it paves the foundation for confident, curious, kind and empathetic learners, allowing for growth into socially aware problem solvers of the future. The school notes that it is one of the only truly play-based schools left in the area.

All teachers have at least the core 12 Early Childhood Education units and are CPR and first aid certified, and teachers attend conferences, workshops and classes to keep polished. The school is made up of four spacious classrooms, a lobby area and a large dynamic playground. Oakview Preschool operates under License #214005491.

In 1977 the Dixie School District leased the Oakview School property to founder Olga Scharninghausen. 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. The leadership team includes Founder Olga Scharninghausen and Head of School and Director Lindsey Toomajian, who has a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from CSU Chico and has taken Early Childhood Education classes from SFSU, COM and SRJC.

Last updated February 12, 2026.