Our People

Kia Ora, Andrew and I are very please to introduce ourselves as the owners of Ako Rolleston. I have been an Early Childhood kaiako for more than 20 years now and enjoyed many roles throughout this time, my passion is providing an environment for children where they can succeed and lead their learning journey at their pace, observing what makes them spark and providing opportunities for them to thrive in all aspects of life.

I have a strong interest in advocacy for children and am enjoying being a member on the Early Childhood Advisory Committee (ECAC) through the Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE). https://oece.nz/about-us/ecac/

Andrew has been a truck driver for a many years now and has been on the early childhood journey alongside myself over the years. So it makes sense that together we provide an environment where tamariki have the best possible opportunities, learn and thrive, develop a passion for learning and are curious about the world around them.

We look forward to including your whanau in our whanau and together giving your child an amazing early childhood experience.

Kia ora whānau,

My name is Kara, I am a primary trained teacher and have worked with different ages in that sector for 4 years before making the change to early childhood 3.5 years ago, and have been at Ako ever since. I Have two wonderful tamariki, Ben, who is in our Wāhi Ako Pihinga Rua space and Grace, who is in our kākano (nursery) space. I am very fortunate to be living just out of Rolleston on a lifestyle block with my husband, children and their grandparents, and after preschool we get to enjoy picking our vegies from the garden, feeding the different animals, and collecting the eggs from the chooks. In my spare time I enjoy getting outside walking, gardening, going to the gym, and every now and then getting on the drum kit.

Kia Ora, My Name is Hilary and I am one of the Kaiako in the nursery.

I am excited to be part of your Childs learning journey here at Ako.

 

I have a passion for Early Childhood and am currently completing my study towards and ECE degree. I believe children learn best in a calm and enriching environment and look forward to fostering this in the nursery.

 

I live in Rolleston with my Partner and our 3 boys who keep us very busy!

Building strong relationships with children and their families is very important to me.