A team with many years of experience at Normanhurst Child Care Centre. 10 educators across 3 rooms, plus our cook Dianne. Several of us hold Bachelor-level Early Childhood Teacher qualifications.
Names, faces, qualifications, and how long each person has been here. We share this openly, because for many parents the people in the room matter most.
Several of us hold full Early Childhood Teacher qualifications.
Jacque holds two early childhood degrees and leads the centre full-time. She joined Normanhurst as a teacher in 2006 and has been part of the leadership ever since. Her unhurried, child-first approach shapes the whole centre.
Part-time teacher in the Possum 0-2 Room, with us since 2000.
Responsible Person and Educational Leader. Part-time teacher in the Koala 2-3 Room, with us since 2005. A steady, experienced presence with the toddler-age children.
Full-time educator in the Emu Room. Esther brings degree-level early childhood training and a warm, attentive style with the preschoolers in the year before big school.
Full-time educator in the Koala Room. Nikita holds a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and brings particular strength in toddler-age learning and language development.
A familiar face across all 3 rooms throughout the week. Diploma-level early childhood training and a decade of continuity at this centre.
Casual educator four days per week in the Possum Room, where the babies and toddlers know her well as a warm, steady presence in the room.
Casual educator across all 3 rooms. Kanika moves easily between age groups and brings a calm, encouraging style with children of every age.
Casual educator across the rooms. Lana brings energy and warmth to the centre.
Full-time educator in the Possum 0-2 Room. Georgia is patient, attentive and unhurried, and she is building her formal qualifications while in the room every day.
Cooks every meal on site, fresh each day. 5 meals daily on a two-week menu cycle, with allergy and dietary needs catered directly in the kitchen.