Lead Educator
Under 2 Section Leader

With 20 years of experience in the child care industry, Mel is a team member with a wealth of knowledge. Mel enjoys nurturing the babies, providing a range of experiences to see them reach their developmental milestones. Mel works with families to support the transition of their new babies and building an honest relationship to accommodate all needs.

Lead Educator

Rachel has recently joined our team after completing her Diploma. She ensures a calm environment for children to grow and learn. Rachel is conscientious in providing a program that meets the individual needs of the busy group of toddlers. Developing new ways for the team to collaborate in programming, Rachel has brought many new ideas from her study to the team.

Lead Educator

Joanne has 24 years of experience in the early childhood industry and has been at Le Fevre for 11 years. Joanne is enthusiastic about supporting and fostering children’s communication development. Joanne believes that routine and consistency provides a secure space for children to grow.

Lead Educator

Emily has worked at Le Fevre for 5 years. She has recently moved to the Toddler room as a lead educator. Emily brings a calm and patient outlook to her work. She enjoys documenting and watching the children’s learning journey.

Educator

Felicia has worked at Le Fevre for 12 years. She has recently returned to Le Fevre after the birth of her daughter.

Felicia is enthusiastic in supporting children’s individuality and unique persoanlities. She works hard to build trust and ensure every child feels secure.

Lead Educator

Emma has 7 years of experience in Early Childhood, completing her Diploma whilst working at Le Fevre. Emma is passionate about creating a social and interactive environment for children to learn in. She partners with families to provide a consistent transition into care, building trusting relationships with families.

Lead Educator

Paloma is a recent addition to our team starting in December 2021. Paloma is a patient, empathetic and compassionate member of our team and she works hard to ensure that children’s voices are heard.

Paloma is passionate about children’s emotional wellbeing.

Educator

David has 8 years of early childhood experience at Le Fevre. David is energetic and enthusiastic in fostering children’s learning through fun and play-based learning. David connects to the children on their level and works hard to individually respond to each child’s needs.

Assistant Director
Lead Educator
Over 2 Section Leader

Amy has 13 years of experience in early childhood and 4 years of management experience at Le Fevre Community Children’s Centre. Amy has a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and is passionate about creating an inclusive, supportive and enriched learning environment for all children. Amy places great value on children feeling emotionally supported to reach their full potential and supports this through providing a safe environment for children to express themselves.

Early Childhood Teacher
Lead Educator

Zoe has worked as our teacher in the kindy room for 5 years. She holds a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education. Zoe is passionate about celebrating diversity, providing an inclusive curriculum and offering a calm learning environment.

Educator

Claudia has been at Lefevre for 7 years, completing her Certificate III in early childhood education and care as a high school-based Trainee. Claudia values family and is committed to ensuring best practice within her role. Claudia works across kitchen, as well as in the Kindy room with the children.

Cook

Kelly is new to a child care kitchen, her background is in hospitality, starting at Lefevre 2 years ago. Kelly works hard to ensure healthy, nutritious and delicious food is served to our children daily. She does this through menu planning and has created weekly menus which offer a diverse and allergy friendly options.

Cook

Skye has been at Le Fevre for 16 years. She began working as a child care worker and has now made the transistion to centre cook. Skye is passionate about ensuring children have healthy and nutrious food and that children with Allergies are provided with suitable alternatives.

Admin Officer

Marisa has recently joined our team. This is her first time working in a child care centre, but she is quickly learning the ropes. Marisa is friendly and welcoming and always willing to help.

Our Neighbor

Barry has been apart of the Lefevre family for 35 plus years. He is our friendly neighborhood watch and groundskeeper who has a heart of gold. Barry has won many awards such as Adelaide’s best neighbor, volunteer of the year and local hero award. He helps with the kindy walks in the morning and the children love giving our friend Barry a big wave when they see him around the centre.

Our Centre Pet

Terri has been at Lefevre for 13 years, he lives in a big tank in our foyer and the children love to feed him in the mornings as they say goodbye to their families.

Casual Educators

Karlee, Amanda, Dabora, Donisia, Abby, Joan, Chantelle and Karina We have a consistent group of casuals we uterlise on a regular basis across all rooms, who bring a wide range of experience and knowledge to our service.