Kindergarten in Kumeu

Our Team

Kindergarten in Kumeu

Centre Staff

You are welcome to talk to the teachers about your child at anytime, or feel free to make an appointment if you wish.

Gabriella Williams – Supervisor

  • Bachelor of Education – Teaching, Early Childhood Education
  • Higher Diploma – Teaching, Early Childhood Education
  • Diploma in Teaching, Early Childhood Education

Jacquie Titford

  • Diploma in Teaching, Early Childhood Education

Jenny Davidson

  • Certificate in Teaching, Early Childhood Education 100 points
  • Karitane Nursing Certificate

Val Burke

  • Bachelor of Education – Teaching in Early Childhood Education
  • Diploma in Teaching Early Childhood Education

Helen Grogin

  • Diploma in Teaching, Early Childhood Education

Suzanne Way

  • Bachelor of Teaching, Early Childhood Education
  • Diploma in Teaching, Early Childhood Education

Catherine Taylor

  • Diploma in Teaching, Early Childhood Education

Julie Mayo – Administration Manager

Centre Owners

Joanna Williamson

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Diploma in Teaching – Secondary
  • Masters in Education
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Second Language Teaching
  • Graduate Diploma in Teaching, Early Childhood Education

Joanna is a long term educator with experience in Secondary School teaching, English as a Second Language and Early Childhood Education. She is a lecturer for Bachelor of Teaching – Early Childhood Education and Provisional Registration Tutor for Early Childhood Education. She has previously run centres and has been involved in a number of Early Childhood Education research projects.

Joanna is currently completing a PhD in Early Childhood Literacy and provides mentoring and professional guidance to the teaching team.

Stephen Pye

Stephen has a background in business management, communications and marketing and is involved in managing the centre and working with the teaching staff to develop the facilities and resources to support the delivery of a quality care and learning environment.