Our team

My name is Nicola Delaney. I spent the last year and a half working as the Centre Director at Everlearn Preschool. I loved the role and the relationships I have formed with staff, children and families. This year I have stepped down as director as I will be going overseas for an extended period of time to get married. Siobhan Hennessey who you have all met by now has taken over the role. She has extensive experience working at the Clovelly Centre and at the Prestons Centre during the latter half of the year. She has also worked in previous early childhood management roles. A bit about me: I am from County Tipperary in Ireland and moved to Sydney over six years ago. From a young age I knew I wanted to work in a profession dedicated to inspiring and shaping the lives of young people. During high school, I worked in a local daycare after school and during school holidays. I completed my Bachelor of Education in 2010 and worked as a primary school teacher in Ireland for six years. During this time I worked closely alongside children with additional needs. I coordinated the Junior Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) programme in my school. This role was challenging but extremely rewarding. It was during this time I recognised the importance of inclusion for all children and how as educators, we must adapt our teaching styles, strategies and methodologies to cater for all children. Since moving to Sydney I have worked in early childhood education and care settings in both educator and administrative roles. I pride myself in the close relationships and bonds I have formed with the children and families in my care. As an Early Childhood Teacher, I am strongly committed to influencing and shaping the lives of young children. I am nurturing, caring and passionate about being part of children’s development and early learning. Through play, children can discover their own interests, abilities and limitations and I thrive to create an environment where children can investigate, explore and experiment independently, while also promoting their social and emotional well-being. I am committed to forging strong partnerships with families and together delivering the best holistic experience for children’s development and school readiness. I believe all children are unique and will always do my best to help each child reach their full potential. I look forward to continuing my journey as a member of the Everlearn team and supporting your child and family to the best of my ability.

Hi my name is Katerina (Miss Kat). I am a diploma-trained educator working full-time at Everlearn Preschool since 2022. I have been working in the childcare sector for 9 years. I believe every child is unique, has their own personality and they all learn differently. I am focused on learning about each child’s personality, assisting and supporting them in achieving their developmental milestones.

My name is Angie Lew. I started to work in Everlearn Prestons as an Early Childhood Teacher last year after I graduated in 2021. I have a huge passion for teaching children music, movement, and drama as I believe that they play an important role in children’s learning and development. Music, movement, and drama help children to build their confidence, gross and fine motor skills, and most importantly their speech and language development. A little bit about me: I am Malaysian Chinese and I come from a small village in Western Malaysia. I came to Australia seven years ago and began my early childhood education course in TAFE. I started to work in Everlearn Clovelly as a casual educator after I completed my work placement.

My Name is Miss Thomas, I am a Primary and Early Childhood teacher from England. I have been living in Australia for almost 3 years now and I have been a part of the Everlearn family for the past year. I will be working in the Problem Solving area this year. This is my second year in this area and I believe I have learned a lot about different learning styles and approaches to helping children develop a love for learning in this area. Problem solving is a great way to help children find the confidence to be unafraid of making mistakes and teaching them how to learn from them. This also helps to build resilience. This year we will be exploring early mathematical skills and concepts through a variety of activities, games and tasks. We will include numbers, counting, classifying, sorting, shapes, patterns, sequencing, measure and more. There will often be a focus number each fortnight, allowing children to develop a strong grounding in the number up to 10 and beyond. A bit about me: I am interested in travel and enjoy learning about and visiting new places. I am passionate about being outdoors, around nature and learning new skills/hobbies.

My name is Sona Shrestha (Mrs. Sona) .I have been the Communications teacher for Everlearn since the second half of 2022 and will be continuing in the same role this year as well. I am very excited for this role as it coincides with my strong belief in how storytelling, reading books together, and communicating with children plays an important part in their holistic development. Born and raised in Nepal, I came to Australia in 2007. I moved to Japan in 2012 where I discovered my passion for teaching young children. I worked in Japan for 3 years following which I moved to India and worked there for 3 years as well. I continue to pursue my passion for teaching in Australia and the experience has been amazing so far. I am very passionate about teaching and feel privileged to be able to take an active part in supporting our young learners in achieving their developmental milestones. I truly believe that children flourish and evolve as confident learners when the families and school work together to provide consistency and stability. I look forward to getting to know you all and have a great year!

Having lived in three different countries makes me appreciate the rich diversity of Early Childhood Setting in Australia. I believe in acknowledging that all children are unique and valued individuals with varying interests, strengths, abilities, developmental stages and backgrounds. Therefore, I enjoy building relationships with each child as an individual through implementing child-led play based learning as well as celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity. It is my prerogative to be a member of Everlearn Preschool Clovelly team, who dedicates their love and caring program for the children. A bit about me: I am a Chinese Indonesian, who lived in Japan for four years and loves living in Sydney. I speak Indonesian, English, Japanese, Chinese and would love to learn more languages. I was born in Semarang (in the middle of Java Island), Indonesia. I also lived in a small city in Japan called Beppu, which is well-known for its ‘Onsen’ or hot springs. Both of my parents, who are teachers themselves, have taught me to be respectful to individual learners who made me who I am now.

My name is Nurzahan Panna and I have been a part of the friendly team here at Everlearn Prestons for the last 3 years. I am passionate about helping children develop and thrive in a safe and nurturing environment. I currently provide care and support across all age groups and believe that every child is unique and should be given the opportunity to learn and grow at their own pace.

I believe each and every child has the potential to bring something unique and special to this world. I strive to help children to develop their potential by believing in them as capable individuals. I assist the children in discovering who they are, so they can express their own opinions and nurture their own ideas.

I believe that it is very important to have a child in an environment that is caring, nurturing and secure. Children need to be able to form secure attachments not only with their parents but also with their educators to ensure a feeling of belonging. Being in a loving and nurturing environment forms these types of attachments. I believe every child’s strength and individuality should be nurtured and celebrated. I strive to teach and role model good values.

The children have taught me to open my mind and my heart to their joys, and innocence. They remind me not to take life too seriously and that there is always something new to learn. Watching the children grow gives me such personal enrichment. I love being able to share in their happiness and hopefully bring smiles to their faces.

A Bit About Me:
I grew up in beautiful Mirriwinni in North Queensland, with my parents and two older brothers, We later moved to Sydney to be closer to family. I come from an Italian background where my parents instilled very strong work ethics and values to myself and my siblings. Family is a huge part of my life. Our family love to get together to celebrate special occasions or for no reason than to enjoy amazing food and each other’s company.

My husband Paul is English, he has infinite patience and is a jack of all trades [although trying to get him to do things on my list of jobs is not easy] My daughter Jessica is a teacher at a Catholic primary school. My son Nicholas is in year 12 and is my go to person when I need help with technology [Often].

My children are my greatest achievement and I love them to the moon and back a million times over.

I love family time together, having dinner altogether when possible, the simple things in life like relaxing at home, cooking, gardening, watching movies, coffee, the colour and smell of the early morning flower markets and a good sense of humour.

I always knew my love of young children would lead me into the career path I have now. I love being around children. I’m uplifted by their energy, innocence, humour and because they remind me that life is full of simple pleasures. I am blessed to get up each day and love what I do.

I believe that all children are individually beautiful, different and unique. I as an educator value each child's strengths, interests, knowledge and skills. Use my observations to implement strategies to extend their learning through play, providing opportunities to explore, imagine, create and discover at their own pace.

From an early age, I have always wanted to be a teacher,forcing my baby brother to sit on a chair in the laundry, while I drew lessons on the walls!! Then teaching music to young children in my teens, to being around all my nieces and nephews (18 altogether), and working in childcare for the last 18 years. Great teachers empathise with children,respect them and believe that each one has something special that can be built upon.

A bit about me:
I love and enjoy my life every day,because of my wonderful husband Tony, my three children and their partners, and our 8 beautiful grandchildren. Family is the most important thing in my life,and thanks to a good work/life balance,I get to enjoy something special each day. I also love coming to work,playing,talking and being with the children,and getting to know their families.I believe that by staying positive and happy,and giving back each day, good karma will follow you all the days of your life.Oh and singing and dancing help as well.

At a very young age I enjoyed looking after small children. So it was just obvious that a preschool setting was ideal for me. I believe with love, patience and encouragement, children learn and strive to be the best they can be. An environment that is welcoming and warm helps build trust and therefore a happy child. An educator who is loving and supportive ensures a happy and confident young person.

A bit about me:

I am a mother of three young boys who are now all in high school. I am married to a loving husband of 20 years. I love to cook and bake as it helps me relax. My family enjoy travelling and our last destinations have been memorable such as America, Philippines and Peru. Life is short and let’s enjoy it to the fullest.

The concept behind Everlearn was three years in the making before we opened our first campus in 2010. Being a primary school teacher myself at the time, and looking for suitable a preschool for my own daughter, I saw a desperate need in the Sydney area for preschools with a strong focus on early education, school readiness, and values education. With a clear understanding of the social, emotional and academic skills that children need to successfully transition into the primary school world, I set out to create a preschool that balances these skills and helps children to develop a love of learning and a sense of belonging in their formative years.

For nearly 10 years I have worked with Nichola and our team of exemplary educators at Everlearn Preschool. It has been my privilege in that time to see thousands of children walk through our doors and grow over their time with us into confident and brave little people, ready to take on the world.

Every day I see the impact that our early educators have on the lives of the children at our centres, from assisting children in developing their social skills to exploring new learning experiences and everything in between. I am proud to be able to support them in the incredibly positive impact that they have each day in the most formative years of our children's lives.