Our People

Hayley Parker, Centre Manager
What inspired you to become an early childhood teacher?
I have four beautiful children of my own and love to make a difference in children’s lives.
moreHeather Simmons, Head Teacher - Kindy Room
Kia Ora, I am Heather Simmons Head Teacher in the Kindy Room. I have been teaching in early childhood for many years. We as a teaching team are all passionate to see children learning through our inquiry based approach. The children are learning about their world by asking questions and making new discoveries. I also strive for all children and families to feel a warm sense of belonging here in our Kindy Room.

Rebecca Clark , Infant and Toddler rooms
I have many years’ experience working alongside infant and toddler and I am passionate to support them through all their stages of development. I believe in scaffolding children’s learning, so they can feel a sense of achievement when they accomplish a task. I have a son who attends the Kindy room that I have been lucky enough to work alongside with.

Jessica Lockwood , Teacher in Training (Infant Room)
Kia Ora, I am Jess Lockwood and I am one of the teachers in the Infant room here at Active Explorers Greenmeadows. I have worked at Active Explorers for 4 years now and during this time I have become a very passionate infant & toddler teacher. I am passionate about key teaching and particularly enjoy the close relationships which I am able to build with tamariki and their whānau. I am in my second year of study and I have loved being able to put the theory that I am learning into practice.

Ainslee Donaldson , Fully Registered Teacher - Infant Room
Hi, my name is Ainslee, and I have been working at Active Explorers Greenmeadows since September 2019, and before that I was working at Lollipops Hastings in the Infant Room. I completed my Diploma of Teaching in 2008, and my Bachelor of Teaching ECE in 2013.
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Margaret Wyley , Centre Cook
Robyn Shaw, Provisionally Registered Teacher, Toddler Room
Hello everyone, my name is Robyn Shaw and I am a teacher here in the Active Explorers Toddler room. I have got my Bachelor of Teacher in Early Childhood Education (which I got in November 2019) and I am provisionally registered. I grew up in Christchurch for most of my life moving to Napier in 2018. I have a passion for teaching and I love to help children to discover new things, see all that they are capable of and love to see them celebrate their success and see their confidence grow when they accomplish what they have set out to do. I also highly value the relationships with children and their families. In my free time I enjoy catching up with my friends and going to the gym.