Our Team

I am am the Educational Leader, and have been working at LCCC for 9 years. I am a diploma qualified educator and working towards my Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and care. I used to work as an integration aide at a special school in Wyndham and have completed the Certificate IV in Disability Work. I enjoy working with young children. Supporting their development, safety and wellbeing are always at the forefront of my mind. To be able to support overall children’s development, the program planning is  a very important part of my job.

I am curious by nature and always enjoy learning and gaining new skills. I love gardening and am very happy to share this interest with the children in our gardens, here at the Centre.

I believe gardening promotes children’s overall development. The greenery and colourful flowers help the children to feel calm and also create environments for other life. This encourages the children to learn about the cycle of life and feel connected to the world they live in. I also love travelling, it gives me opportunities to explore different cultures and diversities, which I find helpful in the educator role. Yoga and meditation are part of my daily routine, I also like sharing this with the children.

Hobbies: Gardening, Pottery and Garden sculpture creation.

I have worked in Early Childhood for 25 years all within the Laverton Community and with the last 12 years being at LCCC.

I have worked in all areas of the centre and the last 2 years in the baby group.

I live with my Husband and 20 y/o daughter and Yuuki my Jack Russell puppy.

When I’m not at work I like to do jigsaw puzzles and gardening.

Hi, I am Eti Mohajan. I am a Diploma qualified educator. I have been working in the early childhood industry for 7+ years and at Laverton Community Children’s Centre for 5+ years.

I enjoy working with young children. I try my best to create a safe, secure and welcoming environment for children to develop and learn.

I believe that each child is an individual and as an educator I try to develop each child’s strength, interest, skill, ability and knowledge to extend their learning.

I love working in this centre with excellent co-workers, and families.  I enjoy cooking, art/craft activities, playing music and dancing with the children and learning about different culture.

Hi my name is Helene and I have been working in the early childhood industry for more the 12 years.

Nine of those years have been at the Laverton Community Children’s Centre. I enjoy working here very much. The educators and children have become my second family. I love them all.

My strengths as a childcare educator are patience and providing warm trusting relationships to babies.

My interests are cooking, relaxing in my garden, going for walks and spending time with my family.

I’m a third generation Korean-Japanese. I was born in
Tokyo, Japan. I speak Japanese and a little bit of Korean.

Before I came to Melbourne, I was a busy office worker and took my daughter to day care every day. Through my experience, I completely understand how difficult being a working parent is.
I came to Australia with my husband and my two children in 2010.
I completed my diploma in Early Childhood Education and have been working at LCCC for 4 years.

I’m interested in Auslan (Australian Sign Language) and have successfully achieved Level 2.
I would love to learn more and am keen to keep my knowledge current, and practiced.
Whoever is interested in or knows Auslan, please teach me or we can learn together.

Working with children is like Christmas presents. I never know
what is inside but they always bring me excitement and make
me feel so happy.

Hello. My name is Aki Nonaka.

I have been working at LCCC since 2012. I am a cook and Cerificate 3 educator. Currently, I work in room 4 on Tuesday and I work in the kitchen Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The reason why I love working with children is that they are sweet and adorable. I am happy to see their smile and development.

My philosophy is providing nutritious and healthy food. I strive to make mealtime a happy and fun experience for children. I have high knowledge of cooking healthy and nutritious meals for children. LCCC is culturally diverse so I enjoy cooking different kinds of food.

My first language is Japanese. I live in Williams Landing with my husband, 2 daughters and a black Labrador.

When I have spare time, I cook, go on walks and learn how to play drums at home.

I look forward to working with your family within our community.

I have a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care. I started working at LCCC in 2018. I’m really enjoying my time here at LCCC. I work under the National Quality Framework and Standards and National Approved Learning frameworks.

I love to engage with children as they play and learn. During the time I’ve working at LCCC, I try to update my current knowledge and support the children and assist colleagues to achieve their goals. I follow LCCC’s teaching philosophy, and encourage children to learn through play. Children’s health, safety and wellbeing are my working purpose.

I try my best to diligently stimulate and maximise opportunities for enhancing and extending each child’s learning and development. My interests include being with friends with children and make children peace and calm.

My name is Li, I am from China. I finished my Early Children Education Certificate 3 in 2021 and worked at LCCC for 1 year. I am a casual educator, so I work in the babies room, toddler room and kindergarten room. The Educators and children have become my second family. I love them all. As a new educator, I am happy working here and I am happy working many years in here. I believe that early childhood is the golden time for children to develop their skills through play. Children are unique and very curious creatures who want to know everything. I value each child’s strength, interest, skills, knowledge, and abilities. I know that children learn a lot through play, therefore I provide positive atmosphere and vibes to enhance their learning development so children can have their maximum opportunities to explore, discover, create, and imagine. My interests are watching movies, reading books. Traveling, singing and spending time with my family.

My name is Ann Harper from Philippines! I am certificate 3 qualified educator while working towards my diploma and hopefully extending my learning further. I have joined the LCCC team in 2021 as a student then as casual. I’ve recently joined as a part of the kindergarten team and I could not be more grateful than working with such amazing staff, children and families!. Growing up I’ve always wanted to work as a educator/teacher, I’ve admired watching, learning and creating that strong relationship with my teachers in school which inspired me to join the field in education, I try and assure our children feel safe and secure by creating that strong relationship with the children and families, working together to create a better atmosphere for their children to  learn through play. Being in musical theatre I have loved singing, dancing and just having a boogie. I love trying new things and exploring the world while being surrounded by my loving family and friends. 

Hi my name is Jenny and I have been employed by the Laverton Community Children’s Centre since opening day in January 2007.

I am an experienced educator who has worked across all services within LCCC during the past 15 years. I have spent the last three years working within the Kindergarten program, which I really enjoy.

Building warm trusting relationships with children and their families has always been my passion.

Through play and educational experiences I love watching the children grow and reach their milestones in their own time.

My family consists of my husband, two daughters and two very elderly dogs. My eldest daughter is a Kindergarten Teacher and my youngest daughter has just completed a double degree in Arts/Law.

My time away from work is spent at the ocean or in my garden.