Precious Cargo Lockleys
Montessori childcare, kindergarten and early learning in Lockleys, South Australia.
About Our Centre
Equipped with two outdoor play areas, a kitchen cooking platform, music room and book library, Precious Cargo at Lockleys is ideal for kids with all kinds of interests and skills.
Our sustainability and agricultural focus is demonstrated through our vegetable gardens, where children are involved with the planting process, maintaining and finally picking and cooking with their produce. We have a Grow Free Cart in our foyer for families and educators to contribute to. As a centre we are continually looking at ways that we can improve on our sustainability and recycling items to reduce waste.
This centre has very close connections with the local nursing home, Happy Feet Dance and Vinnies through our much loved Community Links program. We also have an arrangement for a monthly book swap with the West Torrens Library.
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Tarni
Growing up, I had a passion for Early Childhood Education and I was fortunate enough to begin my career at Precious Cargo Lockleys in 2012 when the Centre was established. I immersed myself in learning the Montessori method and was instantly inspired about the child-focused environment and supporting children’s independence. As I have grown and learned, I have fulfilled roles as an Educator in Nursery, Waddlers and Pre-Kindy, Team Leader in Kindy, and now Assistant Director and Educational Leader. Each day I remain grateful that I continue to have the opportunity to nurture, support and build relationships with the children, families, and educators to make a difference in our community.
Betina Pfeil
I have been part of the Precious Cargo family for nearly 10 years and have spent over 9 of those years at St Peters before moving to our service at Lockleys.
Through helping out at the school with reading and other support over many years a passion was ignited inside me, a desire to make a difference in early childhood education and my journey with Precious Cargo began. Now after working in all rooms as an educator and most recently as a Montessori Mentor and WHS Representative I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to join our Lockley’s service and become part of their family first as Assistant Director and now Director.
This position will allow me to continue to inspire staff to offer children in our care the best possible start to their education, to learn life skills that set the foundation for their future in an ordered, caring and prepared environment during what is our children’s most formative years.
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