Credentials
Level 3 Diploma in Childcare, paediatric first aid, and advanced training in attachment-led settling.
Teachers / Maya Bennett
Maya Bennett
First Steps · Lead Teacher
Maya has spent nine years making first goodbyes gentle. She leads our 1–2s room with endless lap space, a guitar for hello songs, and a sixth sense for when a toddler needs a snack versus a nap.
"No child is 'difficult' — they're communicating. My job is to listen with my whole heart."
Classroom magic
Sensory baskets, puppet hellos, and the famous "washing-hands conga" that ends every messy morning.
Fun fact
Maya knows 200+ children's songs by heart — and invents a new goodbye verse for every child.