Our Teaching Team

Director

Nominated supervisor – Responsible Person

Marion Hayes

Marion Hayes

  • Owner of Rainbow Valley since 1995
  • Diploma of Teaching
  • Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
Paul Hayes

Paul Hayes

  • Owner of Rainbow Valley since 1995
  • Diploma of Teaching
  • Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
The Directors of the service are available between 8am and 4pm daily unless an alternate educator has been nominated to be Duty Manager in the director’s absence. The Directors and Duty Managers may not be located at the front office but will be on the premises and be available to support the needs and enquiries of families as required.  Please enquire at the office if assistance is needed.  Changes to Duty Managers will be notified through signage at the office.

Certified Supervisor (CS) (Responsible Person)

A staff member is nominated to be a Certified Supervisor (CS) at times when the nominated supervisor or Duty Manager for the whole service is not on the service grounds, particularly at the opening and closing times.  There is a person in charge (Responsible Person) for each section –Infants / Toddlers, Kindergarten / Afterschool. These persons have been deemed fit for this responsibility and are able to make judgments, respond to incidents, communication and ensuring that the service meets compliance obligations. The responsible person for these occasions is nominated on the roster, which is placed at the front of each section.

Administration
Cristy Crosby

Cristy Crosby

Our administrators are available to support your needs in relation to booking enquiries, management of fees and day-to-day business.

Contact hours:

Tuesday – Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Contact email: admin.rainbowvalley@bigpond.com

Educators
At Rainbow Valley, we have three teaching hubs that support continuous care and education of children at our service.
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Teaching Hubs
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Junior
5
Kindergarten
5
Before and After School
Within each Hub there’s a Cluster of Educators that support the program for each group of children. In each Hub there are Early Childhood Teachers / Lead Educators that have a higher qualification that oversee the curriculum development and management of each Cluster. In some hubs we also have a Co-Lead position which means families benefit from having higher qualified staff that share the responsibilities more evenly. All Educators in your Hub will know your child, however the Educators in your Cluster will have the best knowledge about how to support the development of your child. During the start and end of day, Educators from within the hub from different clusters may support your child’s care. We believe strongly in having as much predictability as we can, therefore, keep our rosters as constant as possible.

Junior Hub (Under 3’s) Infants, Junior Toddlers, Senior Toddlers

Infants Cluster

Sharing roster of 6.15am – 3.15pm / 8.00am – 4.30pm / 8.30am – 6.15pm

Email: infants.rvelc@bigpond.com

Linda Moroney

Linda Moroney

Educator

  • Diploma Early Childhood
  • Certified Supervisor
  • Commenced 2011
Yvonne Tahitahi

Yvonne Tahitahi

Lunch Cover Educator

  • Studying Cert 3 Early Childhood
  • Commenced 2018
Michelle Proctor

Michelle Proctor

Co-Educator

  • Diploma Children’s Services
  • Commenced 2017
Hayley Whitford

Hayley Whitford

Lunch Cover Educator

  • Certificate 3 Children’s Services
  • Commenced: 2014

Covers Lunches / Non contact time: 11.00am – 2.30pm

Toddlers Hub

Email: junior.rvelc@bigpond.com

Peta Blanchard

Peta Blanchard

Educator / Hub Manager

  • Equivalent Diploma Early Childhood
  • Studying Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
  • Commenced: 2014
Jody Ahchay

Jody Ahchay

Educator

  • Diploma Children Services
  • Certified Supervisor
  • Commenced 2013
Stacey Booth

Stacey Booth

Educator

  • Diploma Early Childhood
  • Certified Supervisor
  • Commenced: 2015
Charmaine Featherstone

Charmaine Featherstone

Educator

  • Diploma Early Childhood
  • Commenced: 2017
Leigh Peart

Leigh Peart

Educator

  • Studying Diploma Children’s Services
  • Commenced: July 2018
Elizabeth Timmins

Elizabeth Timmins

Educator

  • Diploma Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Studying Bachelor in Education
  • Commenced: Jan 2019
Renae Brunning

Renae Brunning

Educator

  • Certificate 3 Children’s Services
  • Commenced: 2019

Covers lunches Monday 7.30am – 4..00pm / Non contact Tues – Fri 11.00am – 5.00pm

Alana Gollschewsky

Alana Gollschewsky

Float / Support Educator

  • Certificate 3 Children’s Services
  • Commenced: 2019

Kindergarten Hub (3 – 5’s) Yellow, Red, Orange

Yellow Cluster

Email: yellow.rvelc@bigpond.com

Kirsty Petersen

Kirsty Petersen

Early Childhood Teacher

  • Bachelor Education – Early Childhood
  • Certified Supervisor
  • Commenced: 2004
Chanelle Kirkpatrick

Chanelle Kirkpatrick

Co - Educator (Mon - Tues)

  • Studying Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
  • Commenced 2018
Courtney Bridgeman

Courtney Bridgeman

Co-Educator (Wed - Fri)

  • Studying Bachelor of Education
  • Commenced: 2017

Red Cluster

Email: red.rvelc@bigpond.com

Karin Prasser

Karin Prasser

Early Childhood Teacher

  • Diploma Teaching Early Childhood
  • Bachelor Early Education
  • Certified Supervisor
  • Commenced: 1995
Renee Dillon

Renee Dillon

Co-Educator

  • Diploma Children’s Services
  • Commenced: 2019

Orange Cluster

Email: orange.rvelc@bigpond.com

Paul Hayes

Paul Hayes

Early Childhood Teacher

  • Diploma Teaching Early Childhood
  • Bachelor Early Childhood
  • Certified Supervisor
  • Commenced: 1995
Sam Tolan

Sam Tolan

Co-Educator

  • Certificate 3 Children’s Services
  • Certified Supervisor
  • Commenced: 2012

Additional Support – Across the Whole Kindergarten

Stepfanie Lyon

Stepfanie Lyon

Early Childhood Teacher

  • Bachelor Learning Management
  • Commenced: 2011
Kristy Smith

Kristy Smith

Outside Educator

  • Diploma Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Commenced: 2019
Dianne Schewighoffer

Dianne Schewighoffer

Art Studio Teacher

  • Certificate 3 Children’s Services
  • Diploma Children’s Services
  • Bachelor Community Services (honors)
  • Certified Supervisor
  • Commenced: 1995
Mithila Ratnayake

Mithila Ratnayake

Lunch Cover Educator

  • Diploma Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Commenced: 2016
Ebony Goggi

Ebony Goggi

Trainee

  • Trainee, studying Cert III Children’s Services
  • Commenced: 2019

Before School  /  After School  /  Vacation Care Hub

Email: schoolies.rvelc@bigpond.com
Stepfanie Lyon

Stepfanie Lyon

Early Childhood Teacher

  • Bachelor Learning Management
  • Commenced: 2011
Hayley Whitford

Hayley Whitford

Co-Educator

  • Certificate 3 Children’s Services
  • Commenced: 2014
Rhiamna Schmidt

Rhiamna Schmidt

Co - Educator

  • Studying Diploma Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Commenced 2019

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Acknowledgement

The educators  and children at Rainbow Valley Early Learning Centre wish to acknowledge and pay respects to the past, present and future traditional  elders of the land in which we work, play and learn.

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