Our team

Meet our wonderful kaiako.

Our team brings a wealth of professional knowledge, warmth and genuine passion for nurturing young children and building strong relationships.

Kelsey

Mighty Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since the change of ownership in 2022
ECE experience: 11 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) · Fully Registered
Teaching passion: My passion as a teacher is to foster independence and confidence through imaginative, physical and creative learning experiences.
Outside Tiny Legends: I love spending time with my family and supporting my kids on the sideline of their many sporting codes.

Cerys

Mini Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since the change of ownership in 2022
ECE experience: 13 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) · Fully Registered
Teaching passion: My passion is to build strong relationships and support our tamariki to become confident and independent learners through a variety of experiences and intentional teaching moments throughout the centre.
Outside Tiny Legends: Usually found spending time with family, out for a bike ride or a walk, or with a good coffee in hand!

Hannah

Mighty Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since the beginning of 2025
ECE experience: 2.5 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) · Provisionally Registered
Teaching passion: My passion is creating fun, engaging learning experiences that inspire children’s natural curiosity and encourage them to explore, discover and learn at their own pace. I value whanaungatanga and believe that meaningful, respectful relationships with tamariki and their whānau help to create a sense of belonging and provide a strong foundation for every child to thrive.
Outside Tiny Legends: I enjoy spending time with my husband and our four children. We love weekends at the beach, travelling overseas and shopping. I also enjoy supporting my children as they take part in dance and sporting events.

Selina

Mighty Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since 2024
ECE experience: 7 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) · Provisionally Registered
Teaching passion: Celebrating cultures and diversity by creating an environment where tamariki feel, hear and see who they are. Providing an environment where tamariki have a sense of belonging, encouraging confidence and a love for learning.
Outside Tiny Legends: I love to spend my time exploring different parts of New Zealand and the Cook Islands with my kids, partner and family. I also support my kids on the sporting field—and spend time with my fur baby!

Azaria

Mini Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since the change of ownership in 2022
ECE experience: 9 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) · Fully Registered
Teaching passion: I love getting to work with and alongside tamariki to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of their world, watching them develop their personalities and grow. I value building strong relationships, independence, communication and having fun!
Outside Tiny Legends: I spend my time with my son Stanley. We enjoy having fun playing both inside and outside and hanging out with friends and family.

Livvy

Mighty & Mini Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since the beginning of 2025
ECE experience: 5 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) · Provisionally Registered
Teaching passion: I am passionate about creating a warm, nurturing environment where tamariki feel safe, valued and confident to explore, learn and be themselves. I value building meaningful relationships with tamariki and whānau and love watching tamariki grow their confidence and curiosity through play and everyday experiences.
Outside Tiny Legends: I love spending time with my family, taking my dog for walks and travelling to make the most of new experiences and adventures.

Miranda

Mighty Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since the change of ownership in 2022
ECE experience: 21 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) · Fully Registered
Teaching passion: I love anything to do with communication. It’s my most favourite aspect of teaching. It opens up a world for children to become independent communicators, both here and when they are adults. This can be through songs, dance, sign language or amazing silly jokes.
Outside Tiny Legends: God comes first; we love to serve, sing and share our faith. I love to read (nothing but the best large print for these precious eyes!), hang out with family and attend all the church events we can.

Margy

Mighty Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since the change of ownership in 2022
ECE experience: 8 years
Qualification: Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) · Provisionally Registered
Teaching passion: My passion is working with whānau and tamariki living with diverse disabilities and disorders, collaborating closely with whānau to ensure quality care and teaching.
Outside Tiny Legends: I enjoy spending time with my family of five, going off-roading, car racing, dancing, singing, listening to music and playing indoor netball competitively with my husband.

Shayal

Mini Legends Kaiako

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At Tiny Legends: Since March 2023
ECE experience: 7 years
Qualification: Unqualified
Teaching passion: I am passionate about building strong relationships with children and supporting their individual interests, strengths and learning journeys.
Outside Tiny Legends: I enjoy making personalised gifts, labels and little keepsakes. It’s something I really enjoy because I can be creative and make something special for someone.

Mel

Our amazing Centre Cook

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At Tiny Legends: Since the beginning of 2024
Cooking in ECE: 5 years
Cooking passion: Cooking delicious kai for our tamariki to enjoy.
Outside Tiny Legends: Spending time with family, going for hikes, riding horses and heading away on good camping trips!

Meet our wonderful kaiako.

Kelsey

Cerys

Hannah

Selina

Azaria

Livvy

Miranda

Margy

Shayal

Mel

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