Our Amazing Leadership Team
Our Amazing Leadership Team
Noelle
Centre Manager
Kia ora my name is Noelle.
I have been teaching for 20 years in ECE. I am honoured enough to be Centre Manager at Farmhouse Preschool. I will be working across both centres.
Originally from Whakatane, I now 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
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.
Natasha
Administration Manager
Natasha is our administrator, she handles all our enrolments and accounts enquiries. Natasha lives in Waiuku with her husband and has three daughters. .
Our Awesome Teaching Team
Our Awesome Teaching Team
Patumahoe
Patumahoe
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.
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.
Bailey
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 work across both preschools. I have always loved working with tamariki and am so glad to be working in this beautiful country environment at Farmhouse.
Katelin
Katelin is our bubbly, smiley kaiako who is the newest memeber of our Patumahoe team. She has been teaching for over 9 years and having worked alongside children with diverse needs. In her spare time she enjoys hitting the gym, road trips and catching up with her friends.
Karaka
Karaka
Kayla
Kia ora, my name is Kayla. I am the head teacher here at Karaka Farmhouse. 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.
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.
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
Katherine
Kia ora, my name is Katherine. I am the newest kaiako here at Farmhouse Karaka. I am a mum to three children and live in Pukekohe with my husband. I have been working in early childhood for a number of years and enjoy the large outdoor space that I get to experience during my working days. My son Aaron attends here with me. I work Thursdays and Fridays
Our Directors
Our Directors
Natasha and Kurt
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.
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.