Our Team 2025
Early Childhood Teachers
Nina Lucas
3 YEAR OLD WATTLE GROUP TEACHER AND EDUCATIONAL LEADER
Nina joined Nagle in 2019 and is a very experienced teacher, having taught at a variety of kindergartens in Melbourne and overseas. She is originally from Scotland and speaks fluent German. Her main focus is on creating a safe, fun and inclusive environment for children and their families. She believes in offering open ended experiences to challenge and stimulate children's learning.
Megan Miller
4 YEAR OLD BANKSIA GROUP TEACHER
Megan will join Nagle in 2024 as our full time Banksia teacher. Over the past 20 years, she has taught at a range of kindergartens and school early learning centres in Melbourne and overseas, in China. Megan strives to create inclusive learning environments that nurture children’s confidence and independence and create a sense of awe and wonder. She is passionate about responsive education for all young children and believes that actively engaging in play is the most effective way for them to learn.
Megan has a particular love of songs, stories and children's literature and looks forward to sharing lots of favourite books with the children at Nagle.
Emmah Wagenaar
NOMINATED SUPERVISOR
Emmah joined Nagle in 2022 and is excited to be part of this community. She has previous experience teaching in both Australia and New Zealand. The core of Emmah’s practice is based on professional and respectful reciprocal relationships with children, colleagues and families. She believes in the importance of play, and ensures the program is planned around children having long uninterrupted time to engage in both the indoor and outdoor environment.
Co-Educators
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Amy Smart
CO-EDUCATOR WATTLE GROUP
Amy joined the Nagle Pre-School community in 2021. She believes that caring for young children in their formative years is a privilege. Investing and working hard to create a safe, nurturing and joyful environment is her mission so that the children can develop self confidence and an enthusiasm for learning and discovery. Amy is a keen advocate of kindness and inclusiveness and supporting children to find the enjoyment and wonder in the everyday. She believes that time spent outdoors and making connections with nature is invaluable.
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Bella Coote
CO-EDUCATOR WATTLE GROUP
Bella joined Nagle in 2023. After realising a passion for educating children, Bella is now both Certificate 3 and Diploma qualified in Early Childhood Education. Bella has experience in both long day and occasional care, and is excited to be joining the Nagle community. Bella’s personal philosophy for educating children involves providing a warm and nurturing environment in which children feel safe, secure and supported, allowing for strong relationships to grow and foster development.
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Roberta Oppedisano
CO-EDUCATOR BANKSIA GROUP
Roberta Oppedisano began as a co educator at Nagle in 2010. Roberta is valued for the warmth and enthusiasm she brings to the program, children and families. She is motivated to provide a safe, friendly environment for all the children.
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Annie Boys
CO-EDUCATOR BANKSIA GROUP
Annie joined Nagle Pre-School in 2022. Nagle holds a special place for Annie’s family as her now adult children both attended this nurturing and welcoming kinder.
Living locally and having worked in Bayside community kindergartens, Annie takes a special interest in the sense of community that a kinder can bring to children and their families.
She enjoys working in collaboration with families to ensure all children feel safe, secure, respected and nurtured as they learn, grow and discover.
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Sarah Druce
CO-EDUCATOR BANKSIA GROUP
Sarah joined Nagle Pre-School in 2022. She lives locally and has worked at several Bayside kindergartens. Sarah believes all children should feel welcomed and included and has supported several children with additional needs at kindergartens. Sarah believes that children are able to learn and thrive in a safe, warm and nurturing environment.
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Kate Breadmore
CO-EDUCATOR BANKSIA GROUP
Kate joined the Nagle team in Term 4 of 2024 after having done relief work with Nagle throughout the year. Kate has worked as a relief educator and as an educator in sessional kindergartens. Kate believes in the importance of learning through play and creating a safe environment where children are supported and are able to flourish and learn.
Early Childhood Language Teacher - AUSLAN
Tracey Rodgers
Tracey joined the Nagle teaching team in 2022. Profoundly deaf from birth, Tracey is proud to be fluent in deaf English, and teaching our 3 and 4 year old children AUSLAN through the Early Learning Language Program. She also engages in deaf mentoring, one on one mental health support and deaf awareness training. Tracey enjoys going for long walks with her dog to beach, as well as visiting markets on the weekends and enjoying a lovely coffee.
Management Staff
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Kylie Hogan
ADMINSTRATION OFFICER
Kylie joined the Nagle team as Administration Officer in 2019. She has worked in management for over 20 years and has a strong sense of community. Kylie gained early childhood management experience through her voluntary work in various roles on Committees of Management including President of Nagle in 2018.
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Julie Chaplin
FINANCE OFFICER
Julie joins Nagle Pre-School as Finance Officer, bringing over 30 years of experience in accounting within not-for-profit community organisations.
A proud mother of two university-aged daughters, Julie enjoys gardening, bushwalking, and relaxing at her Marysville retreat. She looks forward to contributing her expertise and connecting with the Nagle community.
Professional Development
Professional development is an important pillar of the Nagle Pre-School philosophy and this is demonstrated through our commitment and investment in staff training.
Each year, every staff member invests in professional development that is linked to their Individual Development Plans and the over arching goals of Nagle Pre-School, ensuring they are up to date with current practices. This knowledge is shared within teaching teams, and with our families, and focuses on continuous development and improvement of our programs.
First aid training, including CPR, anaphylaxis and asthma, is regularly updated by all staff inline with industry regulations.