Tennille is a highly experienced and effective teacher having worked in various early childhood settings since 1996. Her experience extends from preschools, schools, Out of Hours Care, Vacation Care and Long Day Care, both as a Teacher and a Director. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and a Diploma in Community Services. Tennille is highly skilled in designing interesting and engaging learning environments and providing fun, creative and innovative small and large group experiences. Tennille’s effective communication and relationship skills allow her to develop strong connections with children and families. Tennille is passionate about nature play and was a key designer of our outdoor learning area, supporting children to assess risk for themselves and to accept challenges in order to build important learning dispositions including resilience, persistence, confidence and problem solving.

Laura comes to Madge Sexton Kindergarten with over 16 years’ experience as an early childhood educator. Initially working in the UK and since 2013 in Australia as an Early Childhood Worker and holds a Certificate 3 in Children’s Services. Laura works exceptionally in Preschool Support working with children with additional needs, finding engaging and holistic ways to develop and build on children’s existing skills and understandings. Laura also works as an atelierista in the atelier, listening to child’s “voice” and authentically embedding and incorporating children’s interests, to provide a process focused, rich programme. Laura‘s passion lies in transient art, where she encourages the use of loose parts in children’s learning experience.

Coralie joins Madge Sexton Kindergarten with a wealth of experience where her primary focus has been working in a support role alongside children with additional needs and ensuring that they are encouraged to achieve their goals and growth, whilst both embracing and expanding their existing skills , socially, physically and verbally.

Coralie holds a Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and enjoys focussing her abilities on children requiring support with speech and language. She is passionate about ensuring all children develop confidence using their voice and communication skills, in a fun and interactive manner, often supporting this through children’s play with a holistic approach.

Coralie enjoys finding ways to build strong connections with children and developing their interests and connection to our environment and gardening, allowing children to develop their language skills through their observations and outdoor play experiences.

Lexie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, graduating from Flinders University in 2023. She has experience working in a variety of settings including Schools, Preschools, OSHC, and Vacation Care.

Lexie builds strong relationships with children, and encourages them to share their unique voices, ideas, and wonderings. Lexie believes that children are curious and able learners who are capable of building their own theories, and extending their own thinking.

She is passionate about creating a supportive environment that promotes a sense of belonging, and recognises each child. Lexie seeks to foster learning processes that are child-centred, co-constructed, and collaborative.

Lexie enjoys working closely with the children to design engaging and challenging experiences that develop positive dispositions for learning.