Sugar Cookies & Santa

Beth Olchefske and her family have called Albert Lea home for more than 25 years. She has raised five children in the community, including four Albert Lea graduates, giving Beth a strong personal connection to the families and community she now serves through ECFE.

Beth brings more than 30 years of experience working with children and families. She is a Licensed Psychologist and has spent the past 17 years in private practice, along with many years supporting early childhood programs as a Mental Health Consultant.

She is endorsed as an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and as an Endorsed Reflective Supervisor through the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health. Beth also teaches Circle of Security and, alongside her daughter, Mental Health First Aid.

As a Parent Educator, Beth is excited to welcome families into ECFE, build connections, and support parents and caregivers through all the joys, questions, and challenges that come with raising young children.

Working as an ECFE Parent Educator for 32 years I have come full circle with families that brought their babies to class and now working with those babies who are adults raising their own children and coming to classes.  I feel very privileged to have had the most satisfying experience teaching parenting skills to so many families.  I am a native Albert Lean, married with two grown children who are both married and am fortunate to have two beautiful granddaughters.  Teaching baby, toddler, and special parenting classes, I have formed very good relationships with parents through ECFE. I look forward to creating even more meaningful memories in the upcoming year ahead.