About Creators

Our Spaces

Tui Room: 2 - 3.5 years

Nurture and Care

At Creators, we understand how difficult it can be to leave your precious child in someone else's care. We take a great amount of pride in providing a beautiful, peaceful, environment for your child that can truly become a home away from home. We love growing together with our playful toddlers and we do this through:

Small group sizes

As our children become more independent, continuing to make sense of the world around them, strong relationships form the foundation of a healthy learning environment.

We have a small, passionate team who works with our toddlers. Having a lower than required ratio, helps to develop deep connections with teachers and children, and the children with each other.

Empowering learning through inquiry

We believe that children are born with wonder about the world around them – and learning is often most effective and full of joy when it happens in spontaneous moments of inquiry. Our curriculum is formed by the 'wonderings' of our children. We believe in empowering them to ask their own questions, construct their own theories and test these in the classroom. This results in a very rich, complex and joyful learning experience.

Our teachers are well trained to recognise these wonderings and extend their inquiries further through providing encounters with different places, spaces and materials, which broadens their world-view and fosters that internal sense of inquiry and wonder. Every experience we set up for our children is well thought out, with purpose, to bring an authentic learning experience.

Kiwi Room: 3.5 - 6 years

Faith and wonder

As our Kiwi kids grow in confidence and capability, we’re proud to support them every step of the way — nurturing curious minds, kind hearts, and growing independence within the warmth of God’s love. Inspired daily by our bright and capable kindergarten kiddies, we’ve created a truly wondrous learning environment where imagination flourishes, confidence grows, and every child is encouraged to shine as the unique blessing they are.

An innovative & responsive approach to learning

It is our desire to foster the natural desire to learn and discover, and provide a curriculum that meets our tamariki ma in their world, discovering what fascinates them, and facilitating their learning in their journey of discovery. We achieve this through adopting an inquiry based approach to early learning. This approach makes our classroom a fun and dynamic place, as our teachers are constantly listening, observing and collaborating with tamariki and their whānau to discover their current 'wonderings.'

A strong, passionate team of Educators

Our kindergarten is staffed by some of the most dedicated teachers you will ever meet. With a resolute commitment to provide the highest quality of education their passion for our tamariki ma and learning is evident.

A dedicated Art Studio (Atelier)

We believe that children can learn, express and communicate in a wide variety of ways. This includes being exposed to, and learning to use, a wide variety of materials. Loriz Malaguzzi, one of the founding fathers of the Reggio Approach, called this concept The 100 Languages of Children

In order to equip children with the skills and abilities to become fluent in a material 'language' we make a variety of art materials available for children to explore every day.

Our Team

Rachel Griffin - Centre Manager

Grad Dip Teaching (Primary)

Rachel found her professional home at Creators in 2024, and considers herself fortunate to have done so. As a teaching Senior Kaiako, she deeply values her role and the difference it allows her to make in the lives of tamariki, whānau, and the centre as a whole.

Outside of work, she enjoys life in the town of Te Awamutu alongside her husband, two children, backyard chickens, and one very spirited Jack Russell. To nourish her mind, body, and soul, she keeps active through hiking, running, snowboarding, and time at the beach — moments in the great outdoors that also offer her space to grow in her relationship with God.

COMING SOON - Rachel Bradley - Tui Room Kaiako

Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education)

Whaea Rachel will be joining our team in October 2026, having worked in ECE for over 30 years. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge, and her passion to provide a warm and welcoming environment to support tamariki becoming confident and capable learners.

Whaea Rachel enjoys encouraging creativity and curiosity through arts and crafts, and in her spare time she enjoys God's wonderful creations through gardening, fishing, nature walks and a love of animals.

Hannah Borrie - Kiwi Room

Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood)

Hannah has been teaching for 10 years and has been part of the Creators family for the past seven years. She has a special talent for writing meaningful learning stories that capture each child's unique journey, growth, and achievements. Hannah is passionate about creating opportunities for children to learn, thrive, and feel valued.

Outside of work, Hannah enjoys teaching classical dance such as ballet, lyrical, jazz and tap and sharing her love for the arts with those on and off the stage. What she loves most about working at Creators is being able to spend time with God and share His love with the children, families, and team around her.

Alida Tooby - Kiwi Room

Grad Dip Teaching (Early Childhood)

Alida has been teaching since 2010 and has been a valued member of the Creators team for the past five years. She has a natural gift for caring for children and is passionate about supporting their growth, learning, and wellbeing. Alida's warm and nurturing approach helps create a positive and welcoming environment for every child in her care.

Outside of work, Alida enjoys cooking, reading, op-shopping, and attending the theatre. What she loves most about being part of Creators is working alongside such a supportive and dedicated team.

Marieta Nieman - Tui Room Reliever

Marieta has been teaching for 18 years and has been with Creators for nearly three years. She brings a wealth of experience to her role and has a passion for supporting children as they learn and grow. An accomplished musician, Marieta has written, recorded, and released her own music single, showcasing her creativity and dedication both inside and outside the classroom.

Marieta is also a proud mother of two children who attend Waipa Christian School. What she loves most about working at Creators are the special connections she shares with tamariki, building meaningful relationships that help children feel valued, supported, and encouraged every day.

Rowan Jeffrey - Tui Room Reliever

Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood

Rowan loves witnessing the wonder, curiosity, and joy that young children experience as they learn and grow. She is passionate about supporting tamariki to explore their interests, nurturing their natural curiosity, and creating meaningful learning opportunities as they discover more about the world around them and their Creator.

Rowan brings her enthusiasm for music, singing, playing instruments, and creative arts into her teaching practice, using these interests to engage tamariki and inspire rich learning experiences. She enjoys finding new and imaginative ways to spark children's creativity and support their development.

Outside of work, Rowan and her husband have renovated many houses over the years. She is also a proud mother of four children and grandmother to six grandchildren.

Judith Billingham - Administration Manager

Judith has been with Creators for three years, supporting her colleagues through effective administration and helping to keep everything running like clockwork so the team can focus on providing the best outcomes for tamariki.

At Creators, she values opportunities to support tamariki learning and development through exploratory sandpit adventures and meaningful shared story time.

In her spare time, she loves reading, knitting, op-shopping for treasures, and being a proud foster mum to six cats.