Staff

Margaret

Director | 4-Year-Old Teacher
Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies, Hons. 2003, University of Melbourne

I have worked in kindergartens in Manningham, Whittlesea and Nillumbik Shires and at ELC Eltham College. I have been working in early childhood education for over 15 years. I was born in Nillumbik and have lived here all my life.

Darshanie

4-Year-Old Educator
Cert III in Early Childhood Education 2021

This is my first role as childhood educator and I have loved every moment of doing this for the past year. I am really excited to be part of this wonderful team, its wider community and the whole Eltham Woods Pre School environment. I live locally in Nillumbik and has been part of the community for 14 years. I enjoy cooking, gardening and spending time with my extended family.

Carly

3-Year-Old Teacher | 4-Year-Old Teacher
Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies, 1996, University of Melbourne

I have worked in early childhood education for over 20 years in Melbourne, Canada, Singapore and India. My family and I live locally in Nillumbik.

Michelle

4-Year-Old Educator
Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) 2017, RMIT

I have been working in Early Childhood Education in Melbourne since 2018. I grew up in China, then migrated to Australia in 2009 at 15. I have lived in Perth and Canberra. I am a native speaker of Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. I also work in language teaching. In my own time I enjoy cooking, going for a walk in the park on a sunny day and catching up with friends.

Lisa

3-Year-Old Educator | 4-Year-Old Educator
Advanced Diploma of Children’s Services- Swinburne University
Currently completing Bach of Early Childhood Education.

I have worked in the Early years for the past 30ish years, with most of my experience being in Long Day Care and have always wanted to educate young children and help them reach their full potential.

I was born in California, U.S.A and migrated here with my mother and sister at the age of 6. I now am a mother of 2 teenage girls (Molly-May and Lyla) and they keep me busy with basketball, netball and Boeing the general taxi. In my spare time I’m currently working my way through my Bachelor of Early Childhood.

I really enjoy working at Eltham Woods with am amazing team of educators in a beautiful indoor and outdoor envirnoment.

Jasmine

3-Year-Old Educator | 4-Year-Old Educator
Cert III in Early Childhood Education

I work across both the 3-Year-Old Copper Butterflies Group and the 4-Year-Old Groups here in Eltham Woods Preschool.

Artists: Eltham Woods Pre-schoolers