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Meet Our Albany Teaching Team

Our teachers are caring qualified teachers who provide opportunities for all children’s learning needs to be met. Children’s ideas are valued, their creativity to be inspired and interests to be supported.

Our teachers work alongside your child in their play and skillfully extend and stimulate children’s thinking.

NATURAL STEPS ALBANY

We have a stable workforce with long standing staff. They work diligently to create a challenging, nurturing environment for all children who attend Natural Steps.

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Our Approach

At Natural Steps Whitford, relationships, curiosity and nurture are at the heart of everything we do.

We believe tamariki learn best when they feel secure, valued and deeply connected to the people and world around them. Through strong relationships with children, whānau and our wider community, we create a culture of kindness, respect, belonging and collaboration.

We see curiosity as the driving force of learning. Our teachers create beautiful, inspiring environments filled with natural and open-ended resources, allowing tamariki the time, space and freedom to explore their interests, ask questions, develop their ideas and discover their own ways of expressing themselves. We value the process of learning and encourage tamariki to become confident, capable and curious learners.

Andrea Daniel - Centre Manager

Kia ora koutou, my name is Andrea and I'm the Centre Manager here at Natural Steps Albany. I've been part of the Natural Steps whānau for nearly 8 years, growing alongside our centre as a teacher, mentor and leader.

I have always had a heart for early childhood education, and I see my role as gently guiding and scaffolding tamariki as they learn and grow. I have a real love for the Pikler approach - slowing down, building respectful relationships, and giving children the time and space they need to develop in their own way. I truly believe every child is capable, and it's such a privilege to be part of their journey as they grow into confident, lifelong learners.

Outside of the centre, I'm a wife and mum to my two girls, Elaina and Josie. As a family, we love music! It's a big part of our home and something that brings us a lot of joy together.

I hold a Bachelor of Business in Marketing and Finance, a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (ECE), as well as my full teacher certification and First Aid certificate.
I look forward to welcoming you and your whānau into our Natural Steps family, and sharing this special place with you.