Our Amazing Leadership Team

Noelle

Centre Manager

Kia ora my name is Noelle.

I have been teaching for many years in ECE and have just moved into my new role as Centre Manager at Farmhouse Preschool. I will be working across both centres.

I live in Puni with my partner and together we have 4 children who attend the local schools. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, running, cooking and baking. I'm very excited to guide the kaiako on their teaching journey whilst ensuring that tamariki receive the best quality education.

Candice

Head Teacher - Patumahoe

Kia Ora, my name is Candice. I have been teaching for 15 years in ECE and can't think of anything else I'd rather do. I have a passion for nature based playing in Tamariki building strong relationships with Papatuanuku and the world around us.I value the importance of strong healthy relationships between myself, the tamariki and their whanau. I strongly believe in tamariki feeling empowered, healthly in mind, body and spirit and to see themselves as confident, competent, and independent learners.

Kayla

Head Teacher - Karaka

Kia ora, my name is Kayla. I have been a fully qualified Early Childhood Educator for over 8 years now. I absolutely love working with and alongside Tamariki and engaging in their play. I believe that children grow to be amazing confident, competent and capable learners where I look forward to seeing them all grow throughout my days working between the two centres. Ever since I was in primary school I knew that working with children is where I wanted to be, so I followed my goal and here I am teaching and I have been given this amazing opportunity to work at Farmhouse Preschool.

Odette

Administration Manager

Odette is our ADMINISTRATION MANAGER she handles all our enrolments and accounts enquiries. Odette lives in Waiuku with her husband and has three daughters. Odette works part-time at Farmhouse Preschool and is available - Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9am-4pm.

Odette has been a part of the Farmhouse Family since she joined the team in 2013.

Our Awesome Teaching Team

Patumahoe

Bailey

Kia Ora my name is Baylie I am a fully qualified teacher and have been teaching for 8 years. I completed my studies at MIT and over the years have found my passion to be preschool aged tamariki. In my spare time I enjoy nature walks, going to the beach and practicing yoga. In the last two years I have visited 12 countries and hope to travel to many more. I am excited to be working at Farmhouse.

Ella

Kia Ora, my name is Ella and I have recently moved up to the Franklin area from Waihi to live with my partner and 4yo stepson . I enjoy spending time in nature, and crafting in my spare time.
I have worked in Early childhood for over 5 years recently gaining my full teacher certification. I value strong respectful relationships to foster children’s learning and development.

Gemma

Kia Ora my name is Gemma. I live in Patumahoe with my husband. I love spending time with my family and friends, shopping, fishing and holidaying at Cooks Beach and Mount Maunganui. I have been a teacher for 14 years and a qualified teacher since 2013. I have a soft and quiet teaching manner and I love to get messy and creative. I believe that children grow to be confident, competent and capable learners and I look forward to seeing them all grow throughout my days here. I look forward to getting to know you all.

Angela

Kia Ora my name is Angela. I am a mum to 3 beautiful adult children. I love getting outdoors and exploring walking tracks with my spoodle puppy. I have always loved working with tamariki and am so glad to be working in this beautiful country environment at Farmhouse.

Karaka

Danielle

Kia Ora. My name is Danielle. I was born and raised in Pukekohe. Family has always been important to me and I am lucky enough to get to spend lots of quality time with my family who also live in Pukekohe. As a child I loved being outdoors and spending time outside has always been therapeutic for me, there is nothing that can clear my head better than being outside in the sunshine surrounded by nature, which is one of the things that drew me here to Farmhouse Karaka.

I love working along side tamariki and find it a real privilege supporting them during the early years of their lifelong learning journeys. I love building relationships with each child, getting to know them as an individual and encouraging them to be passionate about their learning and growing.

Wendy

Hi, my name is Wendy. I have been an E.C.E teacher for 36 years. I have two grown up children and I also have my first grandchild a gorgeous little boy. Being a preschool teacher to me means, building the foundations for the future. Our tamariki are that future, and I believe my calling and job is to be that support, that nurturer, that caring teacher, bringing knowledge to their love for learning through their play.

Mikayla - currently on maternity leave

Hi there! My name is Mikayla, and after 7 and a half years of teaching in Waiuku, I’m so excited to join the Farmhouse Pre School Team!

After gaining my Bachelor of Arts, I then did a GradDip in ECE, and I believe it’s such a rewarding profession! I believe every child is unique, and believe in forming authentic relationships with children and their families. I love the arts and believe music and movement, art and dramatic play are so important for our children to express themselves. I currently live in Papakura with my husband, our daughter and dog.

We love church, dancing to Disney songs and going on adventures, whether it's camping or just finding a new playground!

Rochele

Hi my name is Rochele and I am very excited to be a teacher here at Farmhouse Preschool. Originally from Whangarei my family and I have moved from Rolleston Canterbury where I worked at Burnham Country Montessori. My experience in Early Childhood Education includes 12 years as a nanny and 9 years centre based. I love to get messy and have lots of fun playing and exploring as we learn.

My family moved north to be near extended family who live in the area. We love adventures, spending time out and about in the community, riding bikes and walking, visiting the beach, forest, parks and playgrounds and travelling.l

Our Directors

Natasha and Kurt

Natasha and Kurt purchased Farmhouse Preschool in June 2022 after 17 years living overseas. They have settled down in Waiuku with their 3 girls. Natasha has a passion for early childhood and will be studying next year to be a qualified ECE teacher. Kurt will be our Farmhouse Preschool handy man taking a break from his previous job as a pilot.