Meet Our Teachers

Natalie Carr

Mrs. Natalie Carr has enjoyed being in the preschool classroom since she was young, helping her mother who was a preschool teacher at Washington Christian Preschool. She graduated from Eureka College in 2005 with an Elementary Education degree. Since then, Mrs. Carr has worked as a preschool director, preschool teacher, and a special education aide.

Mrs. Carr has lived in Eureka for over 10 years with her husband, Landon. They have two children who have both attended ECNS. In her free time, Mrs. Carr enjoys art, crafts, music, and spending quality time with friends at the coffee shop. She is also a volunteer preschool teacher at her church.

Mrs. Carr has long had a passionate heart for teaching children in a way that gets them excited about learning!

Abigail Bachman

Mrs. Abigail Bachman graduated with a general Associates degree at Illinois Central College, with a focus on child development. Prior to full-time teacher at ECNS, she worked at Just Like Home Daycare as a float teacher and earned her way up to Lead Teacher. Mrs. Bachman spent three years growing her listening skills, in flexibility, and learned the importance of acquiring tight relationships with all parents, children, and coworkers.

Mrs. Bachman has grown up in Eureka and is an alumnus of ECNS, herself. She currently resides in Eureka and has two dogs, Lilo and Lolli. In her spare time, she enjoys walks with friends and family, golfing with her husband, and trying new lattes at local coffee shops.

Mrs. Bachman loves working with the young minds at ECNS while focusing on the diversity of learning styles of the classroom.