Sarah oversees the operation of the Centre. She holds a Diploma of Community Services (Children’s Services) and is also a qualified Primary School teacher. Glen looks after back-office areas of the Childcare Centre and is also actively involved in the running of the business. He has a Bachelor of Science degree, a Diploma in Education and an MBA from Macquarie University. Sarah and Glen have been operating Childcare centres in Ku-ring-gai for the last 13 years. They also own and operate a centres in Turramurra and a new centre in Wahroonga, which opened at the beginning of 2007.
Debbie Griffiths is the Centre Director and Authorised Supervisor. Debbie lives locally and is married with one child. Debbie has a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood. She has taught for more than 15 years in Childcare and is in her 6th year at Killara Beehive. Debbie was previously the Centre Director in 2007-2008. She has happily returned to teach and now Direct at Killara Beehive after Maternity Leave.Staff are experienced, capable and caring. A variety of experience, culture and training is encouraged. Beehive’s staff include both early education and childcare specialists. In keeping with our commitment to high quality care, Beehive staff include five degree-qualified Early Education Teachers and two Diploma of Community Services qualified carers. Four other staff members are currently completing the Diploma of Community Services and three staff are currently working towards their Certificate 3 in Early Childhood. All staff participate in ongoing training to further develop their skills and knowledge.
It is Centre policy that all permanent staff hold current First Aid Certificates and that staff members who prepare meals for the children have undertaken relevant courses in nutrition and food hygiene.
Killara Beehive Childcare is unique in that it represents an ideal co-operation between the Department of Education, Killara Primary School and the Centre owners. Killara Primary and its parents were instrumental in proposing the idea for a childcare centre on surplus land at the school. Being adjacent to the School provides opportunities for interaction between the two, and allows for a gentle introduction to ‘big school’ for the Centre’s children. Some of the Centre’s children in fact go on to primary school at Killara Primary.
