Malia Puluno
Programme Coordinator
Malo e lelei! Malia joins our Seedlings team with a Bachelor of Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the Auckland of University.
With 6 years of experience in the Early Childhood Education sector, Malia brings a range of knowledge and skills to her role as a Programme Co-ordinator. She believes children are gifts from God and her passion lies in supporting children to grow up in an environment of love where they are treated respectfully and empowered to be competent and confident learners.
Malia is fluent in both Tongan and English and is confident in building reciprocal nurturing relationships with the people around her.
Ana Finau
Administrator
Kia ora, and Malo e lelei!
Ana comes to us from a background in the health sector. She graduated with a Bachelors in Health Science from AUT.
Ana has loved working in the health sector for the last 5 years but has decided to try a different path in the Early Childhood Educator sector.
Ana's role here at Seedlings includes all aspects of administration and helping our teachers so that their main focus is on the children.
Libby Blake
Programme Coordinator
Greetings, Malo e lelei!
Libby graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood education from AUT. She has 7 years of experience as an ECE teacher and 2 years as a Homebased Coordinator.
Libby is very passionate about working with children and providing children with strategies that will help develop their emotional, physical, and cognitive skills. She believes that children learn successfully when teachers build a caring, responsive and nurturing relationship with them. Libby also values developing a meaningful connection with children and whanau and respecting their backgrounds.