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Business & Education Consultant

Kia ora koutou Nō Wainuiomata me Ōtautahi i te aroha ahau. I raro i te maru o te maunga iti ō Rapaki, ko Ōpāwaho te awa emehea nei aku māharahara. Ko Daniel tāku hoa tāne, ko Lachie rāua ko Connor āku tamariki tāne. Ko Jenny Tippet tēnei e mihi ana ki a koutou.

Greetings to you all. I'm from Wainuiomata and in my heart, from Christchurch. Under the shelter of my small mountain Rāpaki, Opawa is the river that alleviates my worries.  Daniel is my husband and my sons are Lachie and Connor. I am Jenny and I greet you all.

Jen has over two decades' experience owning and starting up early childhood centres as a Kaiako, Service Provider, Owner/ Operator and as an ECE Consultant supporting others' fulfill their dreams. In her spare time, Jen is an MOE appointed Establishment Board of Trustees member for a kura with technology and bi-lingual provisions which is an amazing learning opportunity working across sectors. She has a strong background in project management, has studied applied business management, interior and commercial design and had extensive years of Leadership training underpinning her practices. Jenny knows how to dream big and help you realise your vision whilst applying your 'WHY" at the centre of marrying quality education practices to positive business outcomes.

• Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (ECE)
• Graduate Certificate of Centre Management
• Full Teacher Registration
• Diploma in Interior Design
• Certificate of Commercial Design
• Certificate in Applied Business Growth and Development
• Certified Dare to Lead™ Trained

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Business and Education Consultant

Libby has filled various roles as a Kaiako/ Tumuaki, Service Provider, Owner/ Operator, Director, ECE Consultant and a School Board of Trustees Board Member. She has a passion and the expertise to help people to organise their systems and procedures, leads from the front to promote best practice in our ECE sector, recognising that healthy relationships are the heart and centre of team culture and a positive working environment. Libby is our expert in reviewing and developing staff, with strengths in human resource processes and structuring management and governance roles such as Boards to improve a more supported workplace for all. 

• Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (ECE)
• Full Teacher Registration
• Certificate in Applied Business Growth and Development
• Certified Dare to Lead™ Trained

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Business & Education Consultant

Martina has spent her education years in a variety of Early Childhood Education teaching, management and mentoring roles. Her experience covers all age groups, which has given her a vast range of knowledge, skills and techniques that she enjoys sharing with other Kaiako through presenting professional learning and development workshops and writing blogs to assist them to further develop their teaching practice. Martina has vast experience carrying out operational compliance and best practice ECE service audits, developing strong health and safety documentation and systems, strategic and annual planning, internal evaluation and policy and procedure development. 

• Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning (ECE)
• Bachelor of Arts in Education, history and psychology 
• Full Teacher Registration
• NZSL Training

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Education & Business Consultant

Kia ora koutou, Ko Aoraki te māunga. Ko Waimakariri te awa. Nō Ōtautahi a hau. Ko tamati toku Clem. Ko taku tama he Ethan, Ko taku tamahine he Isla. Ko Vanessa tōku ingoa. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Hello everyone, Aoraki is the mountain I affiliate with. Waimakariri is the river that I affiliate with. I am from Christchurch. My husband is Clem, My son is Ethan, My daughter is Isla, My name is Vanessa. Greetings to you all.

With 30 years of knowledge and experience in ECE, Vanessas career has involved experience in other countries as well as a long career in NZ, working with all ages in a variety of teaching and leadership roles, mostly centred around leadership, leading teams in centre manager roles as well as leading pre-school chains as the operations manager.

Vanessa has a variety of strengths and knowledge, with some of the key areas being in ECE compliance, design, licensing, curriculum development, policies and procedures, internal evaluation and mentoring and managing teams. She has an eye for detail and through audits, guidance and training, enjoys supporting others to success. Vanessa holds a deep passion for high quality ECE provision and leads from her heart with the child at the centre of all outcomes.