Here at Kidz Retreat our standards are set very high and we understand the most important factor in caring for your child is their sense of feeling secure and safe within their environment as well as offering the highest Education we can provided to each individual child within our care. We therefore go to great lengths to attract and retain the best Early Childhood Educators your child deserves. Our Educators hold a range of Early Childhood Teaching degrees, diplomas and Certificates.
All Educators must be 19 years plus and agree at employment to undergo random drug and alcohol testing before they commence working alongside children and during their employment.
All Educators must hold;
Provide a first aid response in an education and care setting (HLTAID004), Child Protection Certificate, Anaphylaxis Certificate, Asthma Certificate, Food Safety Certificate and Safe Sleeping Certificate.
Daneale Buckley
Centre Owner
The wider the possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and the richer their experiences!!
Qualifications: Diploma of Children’s Services, Working towards Bachelor in Early Childhood Education, Type 1 Child Car Restraint Fitter, Protective Behaviours
Holly Ripper
Acting Centre Manager
Our task is to help children communicate with the world using their potential, strengths and languages, and to overcome any obstacle presented by our culture.
Qualifications: Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Courtney Gould
Acting Assistant Centre Manager
Together may we give our children the roots to GROW and the wings to FLY!
Qualifications: Diploma of Children’s Services
Wayan Horner
Food Coordinator
Train a child in the way they should go, and when they are older they will not depart from it.
Qualifications: Certificate II in Food Preparation
Nella Canaveera
Early Childhood Team Leader
Each child is unique with different interests, cultural backgrounds and developmental stages. Children need the assurance of being, loved and cared for them to building good relationships.
Qualifications: Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Claire Mooney
Early Childhood Team Leader
It doesn’t matter how slowly a child learns, as long as we are encouraging them not to stop.
Qualifications: Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Maddi Blakeney
Early Childhood Team Leader
I believe that children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.
Qualifications: Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
Belinda MacDonald
Early Childhood Team Leader
New beginning, hope for the future, support for their individuality and uniqueness.
Qualifications: Diploma of Children’s Services
Jo-Anna Breen
Early Childhood Team Leader
Children are the future, Believe in the beauty of DREAMS.
Qualifications: Diploma of Community Services (Children's Services)
Leonie Trenaman
Early Childhood Teacher
Childhood is not a race to see how quickly a child can read, write and count. Childhood is a small window of time to learn and develop at a pace right for each individual child.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Learning Management (Early Childhood)
Cassandra Cohen
Early Childhood Teacher
Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Education (Foundation and Early Childhood Development)
Cathy Eckersley
Early Childhood Teacher
I call my students ‘my kids’ because they aren’t just children on a class list, they become a part of my heart.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts in Education (Early Childhood), Protective Behaviours
Chanae Gibson
Early Childhood Educator
Every child is born a naturalist. his eyes are, by nature, open to the stars, the beauty of the flowers and the mystery of life.
Qualifications: Certificate III in Children Services
Aimee Crombie
Early Childhood Educator
Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical people on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.
Qualifications: Traineeship Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
Maea Cater
Early Childhood Educator
While we try to teach our children all about life our children teach us what life is all about.
Qualifications: Traineeship Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
Lexi Alford
Early Childhood Educator
The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see.
Qualifications: Traineeship Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
Sammy Carter
Early Childhood Educator
Please excuse the chaos, noise and mess, we are busy learning and making memories.
Qualifications: Traineeship Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
Emily Kelly
Early Childhood Educator (Casual)
Children are the world's future and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.
Qualifications: Working towards Bachelor in Early Childhood Education
Carly Finlay
Early Childhood Educator (Casual)
Children are great imitators, so give them something great to imitate.
Qualifications: Working Towards Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
Ellen Mahoney
Volunteer