Our Team
Heathdene Preschool and the Management Committee are very committed to the employment of highly qualified and experienced staff and educators. In particular, maintaining above ratio staffing to deliver and provide high quality education and care programs that respond to and promote children’s learning and development in the five ELYF learning outcomes.
Our service employs university qualified early childhood teachers in each class and qualified child care workers. There are additional part time educators who work in the groups in the middle hours of the day who support the programme and teams. We know that our most important resource is our highly qualified staff.
Heathdene is quite unique in providing a small group operating on Thursday and Friday alongside the two larger groups. It is a preschool preparation group for children who require a more specialised program to develop skills preparing for full integration into the larger preschool groups. Heathdene employ another three educators including a qualified special educator to work with this class. This is quite unique and does set our preschool apart from other early childhood settings within the Sutherland Shire.
All staff and educators are very dedicated and caring with a strong sense of commitment to their profession. Our teams work collaboratively both as teaching teams, with our families and the community; this is an important part of our Philosophy.
The Management Committee has a strong commitment to professional development of all staff and educators including maintaining current first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis certificates required under the regulations. Whilst all staff and educators have specific position descriptions they also have and share their particular interests. Their expertise, individual strengths and skills and their love of children make our preschool a happy and nurturing environment.
Our service employs university qualified early childhood teachers in each class and qualified child care workers. There are additional part time educators who work in the groups in the middle hours of the day who support the programme and teams. We know that our most important resource is our highly qualified staff.
Heathdene is quite unique in providing a small group operating on Thursday and Friday alongside the two larger groups. It is a preschool preparation group for children who require a more specialised program to develop skills preparing for full integration into the larger preschool groups. Heathdene employ another three educators including a qualified special educator to work with this class. This is quite unique and does set our preschool apart from other early childhood settings within the Sutherland Shire.
All staff and educators are very dedicated and caring with a strong sense of commitment to their profession. Our teams work collaboratively both as teaching teams, with our families and the community; this is an important part of our Philosophy.
The Management Committee has a strong commitment to professional development of all staff and educators including maintaining current first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis certificates required under the regulations. Whilst all staff and educators have specific position descriptions they also have and share their particular interests. Their expertise, individual strengths and skills and their love of children make our preschool a happy and nurturing environment.
