Teachers and staff
We have a team of extremely qualified and dedicated staff that are 100% committed to caring for your children. Our staff turnover is one of the lowest of any centre in Queensland and our average tenure one of the highest. This level of experience and expertise is the key factor in the success of our program.
Our staff love seeing the development of the children and are thrilled by the end of each kindy year they have helped prepare them for their transition into fulltime schooling.
Carley Carran-Clark
NOMINATED SUPERVISOR
Carley Carran-Clark has joined the Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten team in 2024.
Kasey Cowell
teacher GumNuts Group
Kasey, joined Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten team in 2021, taking on the roles of Teacher (Unit 1 Mon-Wed) and in 2021-2023 she was also the Nominated Supervisor. She has over 10 years’ experience working with young children and is a passionate advocate for play-based learning.
Qualifications: B.Ed – Primary, E.C. Ed Spec
Skye Devereaux
teacher Banksia & magpies group
Skye joined the Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten team in 2022, as a qualified early childhood teacher she leads Unit 2 Mon-Wed & Wed-Fri Groups in the centre
Qualifications: B.Ed EC and Bach of Behavioural Studies
Beatriz Medina Porto
teacher tAWNIES group
Beatriz joined the Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten team in 2024 as a qualified early childhood teacher, she leads Unit 1 Wed-Fri Group.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Early Childhood Teacher
Sandy Rose
Teaching Assistant / ED LEADER GUMNUTs Group & TAWNIES GROUP
Sandy has been an educator in the early childhood profession since 1998, and has worked in Tasmania, Victoria and now Queensland in such roles as lead educator, private nanny and in leadership roles in child care centres. She is also a former parent of the centre.
She works as teaching assistant in the Unit 1 Mon-Wed Group and Unit 1 Wed-Fri Group.
Qualifications: Diploma of Children's Services
Wendy Lazzarini
Teaching Assistant Magpies Group
Wendy has been associated with the centre for a number of years in various capacities, Wendy is assistant to Skye Devereaux in the Unit 2 Wed-Fri Group.
Trang Dinh
Teaching Assistant Banksia Group
Trang is assistant in Unit 2 Mon-Wed Group, working with Skye. Trang has experience as an educator and in integrating children with additional needs in kindergarten.
Qualifications: Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Studies)
Pauline Mathieson
Kindy Club co-ordinators(Before and after care)
Pauline has recently joined Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten team as Kindy Club Co-Ordinator (Before and After Care) She has many years experience with larger OSCH.
Qualifications: Diploma of Children’s Services
Tracey Birks
administrator
Another long serving member of staff Tracey manages all financial and administration matters at the centre. All parents get to know Tracey and her efficiency is a key factor in the smooth operation of the centre.
Suz Davis
Inclusion Support Assistant
Suz has joined our team in 2024.