Our staff are our most valuable asset. Each educator brings their own individual skills and experiences to the classroom enhancing their own personal teaching style.
We believe that the foundation of quality educational childcare for children lies in the experienced and qualified educators in our centre. We encourage and support educators to continue their personal and professional education and development within the workplace both through formal study and on-the-job training.
All of our educators meet the requirements set out by the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 and offer the highest levels of childcare. All staff hold First Aid, Asthma & Anaphylaxis certificates and regularly update this training.
We encourage you to come and visit the centre, meet the educators who will care for, support and educate your child, see the friends your child will make, read about the day’s activities and adventures, let us show and tell the treasures we’ve created and inspect our first class facility and adventure packed playground!
MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT STAFF
Amy Kewley – ECT
Director – started 2008 (Currently on maternity leave until November)
Rebekah Stephenson – Diploma (studying ECT)
Assistant Director – started 2018 (Acting Director until November)
Lissa Burnett – Cert III
Administration Assistant – started 2009
LONG DAY CARE EDUCATORS
Sugargliders Educators (0-2years)
Paola Palmer – Cert III
Sugargliders Room Leader – started 2018
Jessica Allison – Studying Diploma
Sugargliders Educator – started 2019
Catherine Olbinado – Diploma (studying ECT)
Sugargliders Relief Educator – started 2017
Melanie Johnson – Studying Cert III
Sugargliders Relief Edducator – started 2019
Belinda Comber – Diploma
Sugargliders Relief Educator – started 2005
Bilbies Educators (2-3years)
Helena Saldanha – Diploma
Bilbies Room Leader – started 2019
Tatiana Vieira – Cert III (studying Diploma)
Bilbies Room Leader – started 2017
Ana Aliste – Diploma
Bilbies Educator – started 2019
Rose Rumble – Cert III
Bilbies Educator – started 2010
Ania Aili – Cert III
Bilbies Relief Educator – started 2017
Julia Vaz Severo – Studying Cert III
Bilbies Relief Educator – started 2019
Quokkas Educators (3-4years)
Jenny Drake – ECT
Quokkas Room Leader – started 2012
Ying Ju – Diploma (studying ECT)
Quokkas Educator – started 2013
Farhana Mim – Diploma
Quokkas Educator – started 2019
Renee McCourt – Studying Diploma
Quokkas Relief Educator – started 2019
Kangaroos Educators (4-5years)
Karen Porto – Diploma
Kangaroos Room Leader – started 2019
Helen Yu – ECT
Kangaroos Educator – started 2016
Karen Curran – ECT
Kangaroos Educator – started 2019
Nasrin Aliakbarian
Relief Educator – started 2012
OOSHC EDUCATORS
Melissa Marinovich
OOSHC & Vacation Care Co-Ordinator – started 2018
Belinda Comber – Diploma
OOSHC & Vacation Care Assistant Co-Ordinator – started 2005
Vincent Barayani
OOSHC & Vacation Care Educator – started 2016
Eliza Earl
OOSHC & Vacation Care Educator – started 2019
Natalie Mason
OOSHC & Vacation Care Educator – started 2019
Isaac Burton
OOSHC & Vacation Care Educator – started 2019
Isabella Tycho
OOSHC & Vacation Care Educator – started 2019
COOKS
Donna Thalib – Cert III, Safe Food Handling & Menu Planning
Centre Cook – started 2005
Barbara Duarte – Safe Food Handling & Menu Planning
Centre Cook – started 2019