Meet our Staff
Staff at Friend Street Kindergarten have current First Aid training (Level II) including CPR, EpiPen administration and asthma management.
Educators are supported by the Committee of Management to attend professional development sessions during the year.
Teacher of 3 Year Old Red Group
Maya Huang
Maya is the 3 year old Kinder teacher for Red group and is thrilled to join the Friend Street family. Maya has a Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education and has been working in the industry for 10 years with 7 years as an Early Childhood Teacher. She has experience running both 3 and 4yo Kindergarten programs and really enjoys witnessing all the milestones children achieve throughout their kindergarten years. This year she is commencing her Masters Degree in Child Play Therapy at Deakin University. This will help her to learn many new skills for working with children with particular needs.
Educator of Red Group
Kindergarten Director & Teacher of 4 Year Old Blue Group
Sonia Hayes
Sonia is our Educational Leader and Four Year Old Teacher. She joined Friend Street in 2022 after working in a variety of early childhood setting over many years. She is passionate about ensuring young children have a positive start to their early learning journey and she is looking forward to building relationships in the community at Friend Street. Sonia is looking forward to accessing professional learning that will strengthen her work throughout the year.
Educator of Blue Group
Anna Toth
Anna is the educator for the 4 year old group. Her son came to Friend St. and Anna was part of the committee of management at the time. She has a Certificate III in Childcare Studies.
Office Manager/Enrolment Officer/Relief Teacher
Sarah Hasslinger
Sarah is the administration officer she has been connected with Friend Street Kindergarten since her children attended over a decade ago. She has primary and early childhood teaching qualifications and along with the office role provides relief staffing for both the teachers and educators. Sarah is also the social media manager overseeing the Facebook page and managing the kinder website. Over the years Sarah has been employed as an additional assistant to work with children with additional needs.
Committee of Management
Friend Street Kindergarten is managed by a voluntary group of parents who are elected in November of each year to form the Committee of Management. The Committee works in conjunction with teaching staff to ensure that the kindergarten meets all its obligations to children, families and various government departments.
Parents are encouraged to consider taking a position on the Committee of Management with meetings held once a month. Sub-committees are also formed by small groups of parents in the areas of social and fundraising, maintenance, policies and quality improvement. Becoming a committee or sub-committee member provides families with an opportunity to take an active role in the day-to-day running of the kindergarten.
More information including Committee of Management position descriptions can be found here.
Enrol for 2024
Please visit our enrolments page for more information and to enrol your child for 2024.