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Our People

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By law we are required to maintain the following staff to children ratios:

NurseryOne staff member for every four babies
ToddlersOne staff member for every five toddlers
PreschoolOne staff member for every 10 pre-schoolers

We provide more staff, and more highly qualified staff, than required by law.

We are licensed to care for 46 children and are required to have 2 university trained early childhood teachers on staff on a full-time basis. We exceed this requirement and currently employ five Early Childhood Teachers (including our director).

Management

Our Director

Jenny Hayes

I completed my teacher training at the Institute of Early Childhood, Waverley in 1989. I have 23 years experience in the Early Childhood field, 14 of them as a Director and 10 of those owning my own Early Learning Centre in Mosman. I have spent time in …

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Our Early Childhood Teachers

Charlynn Lim

I was born and raised in Malaysia and came to Sydney in 2008. I completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in photography at the College of Fine Arts before finishing my Masters of Teaching in Early Childhood at the University of Sydney. I have been w …

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Lucia Stacchiotti

Early Childhood Teacher Room Leader Boori Room (the Toddlers) I am from Italy and I arrived in Sydney in August 2016. I am a teacher and a clinical pedagogue and I have been working as a teacher for 13 years. After achieving a BA in Early Childhood Edu …

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Our Early Learning Educators

Brittany Howard

My name is Brittany Howard and I have been working in the childcare industry for over seven years and have loved every minute of it. I have my Diploma in Early Childhood Education. I have spent most of my career working in Early Childhood centres as we …

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Anh Hoang Vu (Annie)

I was born in Vietnam. I came to Australia around four years ago and completed my high school Certificate and Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education at Randwick TAFE. For me, working at Gumnut Gardens gives me a lot of experience and understanding …

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Chef

Sandra Carvallho da Fonseca Reis

I’ve been the cook at Gumnut Gardens since the beginning of 2014. I plan seasonal menus that meet national nutritional guidelines. I prepare all the food myself – even the bread. When I first came to Australia I worked cleaning and cooking pastries for …

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Oven-Baked Fish and Sweet Potato and Pumpkin

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Our casual team

Lu (Helen) Yaun

Early Childhood Educator (Permanent Casual) I am from China. When I moved to Sydney I enrolled in, and completed, a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education. I also have accredited senior first aid qualifications. I have been working in early child …

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Monday -Friday | 7:30am - 6pm

Gumnut Garden Events

  • Gumnut Gardens Vivid night
  • Gumnut Gardens Open Day
  • Fit for life – move and play every day
  • Speech and hearing development for children

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61 Moore Park Road,
Paddington, Sydney

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