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Our Educators
The educators and staff at Saltwater Child Care Centre come from diverse cultural backgrounds. Our staff are long standing with a wealth of experience in the early learning education sector.
Nancy
Centre Manager
Commenced in 1994- Diploma in Children’s Services | Diploma of Business
- Certificate IV in Training & Assessment | Food Safety Level 1 & 2
- Workplace OHS Training
Michelle
Finance Manager
- Commenced in 1995
- Certificate IV in Business Administration
Carmen
Assistant Manager
- Commenced in 1995
- Diploma in Children’s Services | Diploma of Business
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment | Food Safety Level 1 & 2
- Workplace OHS Training
Vicki
Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 1987
- Diploma in Children’s Services
- Food Safety Level 1 & 2
Sara
Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2001
- Diploma in Children’s Services
Zeljka
Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 1999
- Diploma in Children’s Services | Food Safety Level 1 & 2
Tran
Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2002
- Diploma in Children’s Services
Hayley
Kindergarten Teacher
- Commenced in 2018
- Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood)
Mee Mee
Centre Cook
- Commenced in 2015
- Food Safety Supervisor
Merryn
Kindergarten Teacher
- Commenced in 2023
- Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Leadership
Devi
Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2017
- Diploma of Children’s Service
Trinh
Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2010
- Diploma in Children’s Services
Lucia
Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2015
- Diploma in Children’s Services
Thanh
Casual Reliever, Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2016
- Diploma in Children’s Services
Brooke
Educational Leader, Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2021
- Diploma in Children’s Services
Ghinwa
Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2018
- Diploma in Children’s Services
Money
Casual Reliever, Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2018
- Diploma in Children’s Services
Thao
Casual Reliever, Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2016
- Certificate III In Children’s Services
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Casual Reliever, Early Childhood Educator
- Commenced in 2022
- Diploma in Children’s Services
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
Saltwater Child Care Centre is operated by a Committee of Management which consists of parents within the centre. These parents volunteer a few hours of their time to meet on a monthly basis and work in partnership with the Centre Director to support the operation of the centre.
Kate
Chairperson
Kieran
Finance Officer
Philippa
General Member
Laura
General Member
Tegan
Secretary
Amanda
General Member
STORYPARK
At Saltwater Child Care Centre, we use Storypark that is an online learning platform. This platform enables educators to share information about children’s learning journey and their progress with their families.
STRATEGIC PLAN
The Saltwater Child Care Centre has a Strategic Plan in place that focuses on developing and enhancing its six areas of action. The Strategic Plan, reviewed every five years, is driven by the Committee of Management and aligned with the Department of Education’s National Quality Standards These are the six areas of the Strategic Plan:
Staff Engagement and Wellbeing:
We continue to maintain high-standard employment conditions, a safe working environment, promote professional development, flexible working conditions, and develop future leaders
Children and Teaching Environment:
We provide high quality educational experience through a program that promotes long life learning, community involvement, diversity and inclusion, and responsive communication to parents
Premises:
The centre is well-maintained, clean and de-cluttered, is fit for purpose and allows for the centre’s full capacity to be realised, and incorporates sustainable and natural environments
Environmental Sustainability:
We commit to involving children in sustainable practices and improve sustainability at the centre through reducing waste and increasing the centre’s grown produce to limit our environmental impact
Financial Sustainability:
We commit to maintaining the financial sustainability of the centre through robust audit and accounting practices, expenditure in line with the strategic plan, an annual review of the Centre fees, ensuring sufficient cash to cover costs and learning initiatives
Social Responsibility:
The Saltwater Committee of Management commits to promoting inclusiveness, diversity, equity and mutual respect to all of its stakeholders