Who Are Our People?

Emily Mathers

Room Leader, Seahorse

Years at Dolphins: 7 Year

Qualifications: Diploma in Children’s Services 

Personal Philosophy:  I value each child’s strengths, interests, skills, abilities, and knowledge; and focus on extending their learning. Children need the assurance of being loved and cared for whilst they are enjoying an educational environment.

Annie Vu

Educational Leader, Cottage

Years at Dolphins: 3 year

Qualifications: Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) 

Personal Philosophy:

Nicole Bennell

Group Leader, Starfish

Years at Dolphins: 2 years

Qualifications: Certificate 3 in Children's Services

Personal Philosophy: I Believe Children are bright individuals who greatly benefit from a play based learning experience from caring educators.

Helping children to learn and grow through their personal interest and experiences that I can provide for them is a great passion of mine.

Samantha Making

Room Leader, Periwinkles

Years at Dolphins: 1 year

Qualifications: Diploma in Children's Services

Personal Philosophy:   I believe Childcare is a rich learning environment that provides children with opportunities to explore and discover how they fit in the world. They come to childcare from home with this curiosity and imaginative minds so setting up a environment based on their interests is very important. And I will try to nurture and encourage their enthusiasm. I believe each and every child has the potential to bring something special to the world. I will help children to develop their potential by believing in them as capable individuals. I will assist children in discovering who they are, so they can express their own opinions and nurture their own ideas.

Jessica Fowler

Educational Leader, Dolphins 

Years at Experience in the Childcare: 13 years

Qualifications: Diploma in Children's Services

Personal Philosophy: I believe every child is a capable learner that deserves the opportunity to learn and grow in a safe and happy environment.

Providing children with engaging experiences based on their interests is paramount to achieving this.

Building meaningful relationships with children is so important. Allowing them the freedom to be who they are and explore an environment where they feel they belong is so rewarding. 

Caitlin Sands

Group Leader, Dolphins  

Years at Dolphins: 4 years

Qualifications: Diploma in Children's Services

Personal Philosophy: I believe I can provide a loving, caring and a home-like environment that is welcoming, warm and inclusive of all cultures. To provide educational and creative programs based on the individual, group interests and observations. To build relationships and provide nurturing, support and stimulation to enhance each child’s development journey.

Steph Rolls 

Room Assistant, Seahorse Room

Years at Dolphins: 8 year

Qualifications: Diploma in Children's Services.

Personal Philosophy: As an early childhood educator I believe that every child should be provided with opportunities that support their overall wellbeing and development. Children should feel safe, secure and supported in all learning. environments. Our responsibility as educators is to ensure we create warm, nurturing and inclusive play and learning spaces for all children.

Anna Hill 

Room Assistant, Bush Kindy/Dolphins  

Years at Dolphins: 5 years

Qualifications: Diploma in Early Childhood

Personal Philosophy:  Working at dolphins I have the privilege of observing children learning and grow each day, and providing them with experiences based on their interests.

Brooke Sullivan 

Room Leader, Sharks

Years at Dolphins: 5 years 

Qualifications: Diploma in Early Childhood 

Personal Philosophy: I believe that each child learns through play, which allows them to imagine, explore, discover, and create things that they are taking interest in. 

Tracy Lawler

Room Assistant, Periwinkle

Years at Dolphins: 5 Months 

Qualifications: Certificate III Children's Services

Personal Philosophy: I Believe all children deserve to feel loved and respected throughout their everyday lives. It is my job as their educator to help them feel safe, secure and supported within the childcare environment. I believe children learn, grow and develop to their fullest potential when they are surrounded by a positive atmosphere promotes one’s sense of self. Children learn best through active environments and play, and each child will represent their knowledge in different ways, I believe it is my role as their educator to foster this learning and uniqueness in each individual and guide them on their learning journey through positive interactions and experiences. 

Tamika Cooper

Learning Support Educator

Years at Dolphins: 3 years

Qualifications: Certificate III Children's Services 

Personal Philosophy: I believe every child is unique and special in their own way. Children learn through play, and as an educator I value building respectful partnerships with the children and their families to work together. Every child should feel safe and secure in their environment and have the opportunity to grow and explore. 

Carley

Room Assistant, Periwinkles

Years at Dolphins: 1 years 

Qualifications: Certificate III Children's Services

Personal Philosophy:

Emily Hill-Mather

Room Assistant, Periwinkle 

Years at Dolphins: 1 year

Qualifications:  Certificate III Children's Services

Personal Philosophy:

Amy Campbell

Room Assistant, Seahorse

Years at Dolphins: 1 years

Qualifications: Certificate III Children's Services. 

Personal Philosophy: As an early childhood educator I believe that every child has the right to be nurtured and given the opportunity to have a quality education.



Room Assistant, Seahorse

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Qualifications: Certificate III Children's services

Personal Philosophy:

Zahli Longfield 

Room Assistant, Periwinkles 

Years at Dolphins: 1 year

Qualifications: Certificate III Children's Services 

Personal Philosophy: I believe it is such a privilege to be the carer of another person’s child. I Believe that each child is an individual and as their carer I will value and develop each child’s strengths, interests, skills, abilities, and knowledge to extend their learning. I believe that children learn through play, need support and positive interactions, and most importantly should love each day. Their most important treasure is their individuality. 

Olivia Naughton 

Room Leader, Seahorse  

Years at Dolphins: 2 Year  

Qualifications: Certificate III Children's Services 

Personal Philosophy: As an early years educator I believe in building strong relationships with families and most importantly the little ones that I am caring for which I believe helps builds security and trust to provide a safe and supportive environment. Using my experience as a mother of three boys to provide fun, exciting, interesting education to 

Chantelle

Room Assistant, Seahorse 

Years at Dolphins: 1 year

Qualifications: Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

Personal Philosophy: I believe all children should be made to feel important and valued; and be allowed to express themselves individually. Play based learning can help children do this as they are drawn to what interests them and makes them happy.

Giselle 

Dolphins Room Assistant

Years at Dolphins: 1 year 

Qualifications: Certificate III Children's Services 

Personal Philosophy: I believe as a new educator is to provide childrenwith a rich environment where they feel safe to explore, learn, and feel free to express themselves.

Lipika Sarker 

Years at Dolphins: 4 years

Qualifications: Certificate III Children's Services 

Personal Philosophy: I believe all children learn through play. I will provide opportunities for children to explore, discover create and imagine. I believe the environment plays a major role in the success of an early childhood program. It should enhance the children’s’ interests in all developmental domains.