Staff Update

We are very sorry to announce that Sarah B will be finishing up at KIDSPACE on Christmas Eve. We wish Sarah well in her new ventures and in her early childhood career and hope that she will keep in touch with us. Sarah will be at the Christmas picnic on Saturday for families to say their farewells.

Both Megan and Jude have decides to continue to enjoy their babies at home so will not be returning to their regular jobs but have offered to be on our relievers list so will still be working at KIDSPACE from time to time.

This means that Louise and Sarah F contracts will cease as they have been doing the maternity leave fill in. Louise will be at KIDSPACE till at least the end of January and at this stage Sarah F has decided to stay on in a voluntary capacity.

Staffing at KIDSPACE is our most valuable resource and we are very careful about who we appoint (even turning down a registered teacher who was not right for our centre). We have appointed a wonderful full time registered teacher, Ainslee Donaldson, who will start on 18 January. We have also appointed Ann Hogg who has two more papers to complete in the second year of her Diploma of Teaching with the Open Polytech. Ann will be working Monday to Thursday with Rie picking up the Friday. Jess Sheppard-Lowe has also accepted a position at KIDSPACE. Jess is half way through her Diploma of Teaching with Te Tari Puna o Aotearoa, NZ Childcare Assoc, and will be working Tuesday to Friday with Rochelle Frame, a student on the new EIT Bachelor of Teaching course, working the Monday.

So, we are losing two teachers and gaining four new staff members. Although we are licensed for 40 children including 10 under 2's we currently only have 25 children and a very long waiting list. With this increased staffing we intend to keep our under 2's at 5 and increase the over 2's to 27/28 in the new year. If you have any concerns or queries about staffing at KIDSPACE please feel free to discuss these with me.