Bachelor of Education (Birth to Twelve Years)

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Marina runs Kids Oasis with innovation and creativity. She has an amazing capacity to provide strong leadership, always taking active responsibility for the safety, supervision and development of both her staff and children. 

 

Marina’s prime role is to ensure that the centre is kept up to date with technology, regulations, procedures and most importantly individual child development.

 

Having previously worked both in primary education and also alongside disadvantaged and vulnerable children Marina brings extensive knowledge and experience on education and school readiness to our centre.  She is passionate about holding her team at a very high standard for education in ensuring that all her students are thoroughly prepared for all the challenges that lie ahead of them.

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Marina has been at Kids Oasis since October 2013. 

Working towards a Certificate III in Children's Services

 

A big kid at heart and a father to two beautiful children, Adrian loves connecting and watching the children learn and grow. He will focus more on training children to be their own version of a superhero. His favourite thing to do with the children is play outdoor sports, read wondrous books and play 'tickle monster'. Adrian has an energy which will get the children excited and moving and is a great male role model. He is also Marina's amazing husband.. 

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Adrian has been apart of our team since May 2022

Diploma in Children's Services

 

Miss Paulina is always on the hunt for the next new and exciting activities to motivate our infants and toddlers to learn. 

 

She is remarkably creative and makes use of every surface she has available to create fun sensory experiences for the 0-2 year olds. She has a sustainable and resourceful approach to her pedagogy and focuses on activities which help children learn kinaesthetically and musically, many of her babies transition to the big room already knowing how to cha cha like a Latina! Paulina is fluent in Spanish and English.  Her love for early learning is so clear from all the wonderful learning displays she has and continues to create in her nursery.  

 

Paulina has been with Kids Oasis since March 2018.  

Diploma in Community Services (Centre Based Care)

 

Miss Melissa is a gentle soul who has an enormous amount of love for our children and treats them as her very own. She works directly with our 2-5 year olds and is exceptionally motivated to help our preschoolers grow and be as prepared as possible for BIG School! Melissa places a strong focus on inclusive pedagogies and has a passion for working with children who struggle with disabilities or anxiety. She is well known in the Kingsgrove community having been an early childhood educator in the Kingsgrove area for over 26 years and she remembers everyone of her past students. 

 

Melissa has been working at Kids Oasis since it opened in 2011. 

Certificate III in Children's Services

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Therese, a grandmother to 8 grandchildren, has the patience of a saint. She is known to sneak in yummy snacks to the children and spoil them all rotten. She is always there every morning as a familiar face to help settle the children down and loves a good cuddle. She also loves reading and singing to the children in her mother tongue Lebanese and French!  You will often find her working in our kitchen in the morning baking yummy morning tea treats for the children. She prides herself in making everyone feel welcomed in the mornings upon arrival and gets so excited when the children bring her flowers.. 

 

Therese has been at Kids Oasis since October 2013. 

Diploma in Children's Services

 

A grandmother to a beautiful boy Miss Dimi is very maternal and loving towards our children. Miss Dimi focuses on the children's needs and is often the educator children run to when they need something. She knows all our children like the back of her hand! She is a veteran in the early learning industry and is always wanting to learn more.  She loves listening to the children's exciting stories and makes sure to ask lots of questions to challenge their thinking! Dimi is fluent in children's gibberish, Greek and English. Dimi has been working with Melissa for over 24 years! They are a great duo and we are blessed to have them be such long standing educators!  

 

Dimi has been worked at Kids Oasis since June 2012.

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Twelve Years)

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Lyn, a graduate from Australian Catholic University, is a very patient Teacher who has chosen to specialize in getting children ready for big school! She has taken on Marina's school readiness program and put her own flare to it and the children are loving participating in it. As she works part time managing a tutoring centre for primary and secondary aged children she has a strong understanding of what children need to get the best head start to primary aged education. She loves being dramatic and making the children laugh and has developed many special connections with our preschoolers. Lyn also has a passion for working alongside Allied Health Professionals to give the children in her care the best start to life.   

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Lyn has been at Kids Oasis since October 2022. 

Working Towards Certificate III in Children's Services 

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Miss Amy knew she wanted to work with children very early in her life. She is passionate and caring towards the children and will always jump in when any of her team members need support. She is a quiet achiever and handles being thrown in the deep end so incredibly well! Miss Amy would love to one day become an educator and maybe even a midwife! One thing is certain, whatever she puts her mind to she will achieve. 

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Miss Amy started working for Kids Oasis from April 2022

Certificate III in Children's Services

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Miss Nelochana is extremely patient and caring, a mother herself to two big boys she has an innate ability to help children with diverse needs. She cooks a mean curry in the sandpit and in the kitchen and loves to laugh and play with the children. She has a quirky and fun sense of humor and loves making the girls on the team laugh whilst also being a huge help for them. She is very versatile and is happy to take on any role or responsibility we throw at her. 

 

Nelo has been working at Kids Oasis since April 2013.

Working Towards a Certificate III in Children's Services

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Anna, a fun and vibrant personality, started her career in childcare in June 2023 and is absolutely loving it! Coming from an Italian descent she is loud and energetic and matches the children's energy perfectly. Her drawing skills are incredible, the children could watch her draw for hours! She is loved by all the children and has a passion in helping children who are experiencing disabilities. She is very good at finding innovative ways to develop the inclusion practices we currently have at our centre.

 

Anna has been at Kids Oasis since June 2023. 

Certificate III in Children's Services

 

Miss Jie is a whiz in the kitchen, she works with Therese and Nelochana to feed our beautiful children the most appetizing home cooked meals.  Jie creates and cooks a 4 week rotating menu for each season in consultation with Marina and our Munch and Move advisors.  She loves cooking casseroles and baking delicious treats for us all to enjoy. She also offers to help with educating the children and supporting the teachers when she has spare time and her kind and gentle soul has proven to be a wonderful asset to our team!

 

Jie has been working with Kids Oasis since February 2019.