Our Staff

We aim to have the very best quality people at Kids College. We go above and beyond the normal ratios and qualifications requirements. We have a room head teacher for each age group (with some age groups having two group leaders to help ease the work load and create a better quality care for children) and fantastic quality assistants in each room. We do have a number of positions that allow us access to only the staff we know and love very well to take over shifts in cases where staff members fall ill or are on leave. This ensures we have adequate staffing numbers all the time and at no time do we have strangers in our centre. All staff here are part of the Kids College team and are trained and inducted in Kids College procedures and Policies. We believe this enhances the continuity of care for the children to be looked after by someone who knows them and the centre very well. It also reassures our parents we are doing the best by their children and continuing their learning every day. Parents also need to recognise the educators who look after their children and build that trust needed to leave your child with someone they feel comfortable with. It is worth the extra time, money and effort to create the best quality staff team.

Our staff are chosen carefully and all have their, working with children checks, national police clearance, medical certificate and immunisation records. We do regular training in Child development, Asthma first aid, Anaphylaxis first aid, Child Protection, Occupational health and safety, Food safety and manymore. All our staff team have their Senior First Aid certificates. Our room heads have either a Bachelor of Teaching degree, Diploma in Children’s Services (Child care) or Advanced Diploma in Children’s Services (Child care). Qualifications are essential to some positions but it is the innate character of every staff member that makes them a valuable asset to Kids College team. Educators, co-ordinators and staff members work collaboratively and affirm, challenge, support and learn from each other to further develop their skills, to improve practice and relationships.

We hold monthly staff meeting which focus heavily on collaboration and teamwork. We have a continuous review system which would looks at issues such as program quality, environment design, equity and children’s wellbeing. There is a strong commitment to continuous learning, not just signing up trainees but actually fostering an environment where learning takes place through various avenues every day. At each staff meeting we go over different NQS area’s and principles and ensure a valuable training if conducted every time. Staff here are keen to take on new challenges and different forms of training formally and informally by reading and constantly reviewing their knowledge.

We look after our team very well. We go above and beyond to create a happy harmonious workplace where everyone feels valued. We regularly treat the girls to dinners and outings, we even loved our paintball day. Interactions convey mutual respect, equity and recognition of each other’s strengths and skills. We are very proud of our hardworking team who are so dedicated to the children entrusted to us.