Our Team
Our Team – Little Learners
Suncoast Little Learners boasts a well-established team of teachers and educators with over 40 years of combined experience in the Early Childhood industry. We are strong advocates for the rights of every child, and we provide a safe, nurturing environment supported by high-quality interactions and a teacher-to-child ratio that exceeds regulations. Our team consists of five teachers, each with a Bachelor of Education, as well as six teachers with a diploma and seven with a certificate qualification.

Krystle Cullen
Centre Director
Bachelor of Education – Early Childhood

Emma Trace
Assistant Director
Diploma of Early Childhood Education & Care

Ari Passey
Lead Educator
Diploma of Early Education & Care

Velma Warricker
Kindergarten Teacher
Bachelor of Education – Early Childhood

Jame Fourie
Kindergarten Teacher
Bachelor of Education – Early Childhood

Julie Furler
Assistant Educator
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care

Kerrie Shannon
Kindergarten Teacher
Bachelor of Education – Early Childhood

Mary de Bomford
Lead Educator
Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Education

Angela Osman-Barker
Assistant Educator
Certificate III & IV in Education Support

Brielle Murphy
Assistant Educator
Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and Care

Amber Dempsey
Lead Educator
Diploma of Early Education & Care

Belinda Boyle
Assistant Educator
Studying Cert 3 in Early Childhood Education and Care

Sarah Silink
Lead Educator
Diploma in Community Services Children’s Services

Sharyn Matterson
Lead Educator
Diploma in Community Services Children’s Services

Martha Frankel
Assistant Educator
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care

Sarah Clune
Lead Educator
Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care

Lorraine Lewis
Lead Educator
Bachelor of Education – Early Childhood

Laura Kambanei
Assistant Educator
Cert 3 in Early Childhood Education & Care Studying Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care

Kerrie Lander
Assistant Educator
Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care

Summer Gordon
Assistant Trainee Educator
Studying Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and Care
Explore Bush Kindy
In 2015 Suncoast Little Learners pioneered the concept Bush Kindy on the Sunshine Coast - where children have the opportunity explore and enjoy the outdoors