About the First Steps Child Care Centre Staff
At First Steps Child Care Centre, our team is dedicated, professional, and highly trained to support your child’s development and learning.
Staff members including Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECE) and Assistants
Each staff member, including Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECE) and Assistants, is equipped with First Aid and CPR training and has undergone a Vulnerable Sector Check and Police Record Check. We also offer ongoing professional development through OneHSN to keep our staff at the forefront of early childhood education.
Our RECEs are active members of the College of Early Childhood Educators, ensuring they meet the highest standards of practice. Our Early Childhood Educator Assistants play a vital role in the smooth operation of our programs, using their expertise to nurture and guide the future leaders of tomorrow.
We are committed to upholding the College of Early Childhood Educators’ Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. Our dedication to continuous learning ensures we remain knowledgeable about the latest in child development and care.
Healthy meals and snacks are prepared on-site by our cook, who holds a Food Handlers Training Certificate.
Volunteers and Student Placements
All volunteers and placement students are always supervised by First Steps Child Care Centre, including participating parents who interact directly with the children. Children are never supervised by individuals under 18, and only First Steps Child Care Centre employees have direct, unsupervised access to them.
All volunteers and students must present a satisfactory vulnerable sector check before engaging with the children. We follow strict procedures for screening, training, and evaluating volunteers and students to ensure our high standards are consistently maintained.
Meet Our Team
Sue
I am the owner and director of First Steps Child Care Centre. I opened First Steps in 1997 and have been in the Early Childhood Education field for 35 years. We opened our second location in Tecumseh in 2000 and our third location in 2024. When I am not at work you can find me with my friends or family, traveling, gardening or going for a run.
Favourite quote: “The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it!”
Keri
I am the Tecumseh supervisor and have been at First Steps Child Care Centre for 24 years. I have been in the Early Childhood Education field for 30 years. I enjoy reading, working out, and spending time with my boys.
Favourite quote: “Live each day to the fullest.”
Sydney
I am the supervisor at the Essex location and have been here for 6 years. I have been in the Early Childhood Education field for 5 years. When I’m not at work you can find me spending time with family and friends or watching my favourite show!
Favourite quote: “You never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”