Our staff

Playstation is very fortunate to have such an experienced and inspiring team who are committed to creating the warm, safe and fun environment that sets our centre apart. Scroll down to read more about our wonderful staff.

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Kelly O’meara: Educational Leader

We are very lucky to have Kelly as our newly appointed Educational Leader at Playstation. She has been working at Playstation for over 15 years.

Kelly has a Diploma in Early Childhood and Education and has over 30 years experience in Early Childhood, having worked in both sessional kindergarten programs and occasional care settings.

Di Bentley

Di (or Dysy to us) is our longest serving staff member at Playstation, having worked here for over 24 years.

She has a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Services, and believes that Playstation’s longevity is largely due to the warmth and experience of the educators.

Bec MacDonald

Bec has her Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and is completing her Bachelor of Art Therapy.

Bec has always had a passion for working with children and has spent most of her holidays volunteering with underprivileged children.

Susie Bauer-John

Susie has a long association with Playstation, where both of her children attended in the nursery and kinder rooms. She fondly recalls these times as instrumental in the foundation of her children’s learning, and love of play.

Katrina Langton

Katrina is our second longest serving staff member at Playstation. She has been working here for 22 years – a truly unbelievable milestone! She has a Bachelor in Primary Teaching and three beautiful adult children.

Emi Jackson

Emi started her Childcare career in Japan near her home, she then moved to Vietnam, taking a job  teaching Japanese to kindergarten children. She met her Australian husband in Japan and they now live here with Somha (10) and Hana (7). Emi completed her Certificate 3 in Early Childhood in 2022.

Susan Koppleman

Susan has been working at Playstation for one year. She’s a local whose own four children attended our centre. They are all growing up now, her daughter is a professional ballerina, and her sons are at uni and high school.

Amanda Boss

Amanda has been working at Playstation since early 2023. She has a passion for children’s wellbeing and development.

Amanda began working in the hospitality and tourism industries, a highlight was taking part in educational tours for primary school students to central Australia. She has a strong interest to learn about different cultures and places.

Amanda has been working as a personal caregiver for many wonderful families over the past eight years. She pursued her passion for children’s education by completing a Certificate three in Early Childhood Education and Care before joining our wonderful team at Playstation.

Bella Deligiannis

Bella has been working at Playstation since 2022 on a casual basis and is now be regularly working with us.

She studied a Bachelor of Commerce, however, has always had a passion to work with children. She is currently completing a Diploma in Early Education.

Her favourite part about working at Playstation is seeing the children’s smiling faces and getting warm cuddles.

Yolandi Human

Yolandi has been working at Playstation from mid-2023 and has been loving every minute of it!

She used to be an Accountant but always had a passion for education and working with children.

Yolandi is now completing her Certificate in Early Childhood Education.