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Nido Essendon Welcome Babies to Maribyrnong

Local Service Spotlight

29 Mar 2026

In Short:

The Nido Essendon team attended the Welcoming the Babies to Maribyrnong event, connecting with local families and receiving recognition from the Federal Member, Jo Briskey, for their commitment to high‑quality care and early education in Essendon.

On March 27^th, our team from Nido Essendon attended the “Welcoming the Babies to Maribyrnong” event at Lincoln Park, hosted by Federal Member for Maribyrnong, Jo Briskey. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with local families and celebrate the newest members of the community. The Nido team was honoured to receive recognition from the Federal Member, for their commitment to providing high-quality early childhood education and care for families in Essendon.

Families took part in a presentation receiving certificates and bounty bags, alongside enjoying an array of family-fun activities.

At Nido, we understand that returning to work can be a challenging time for new parents, so we were thrilled to be able to talk to local families and offer guidance and reassurance on how we can support this transition.

Nido Essendon also consistently supports local families through their community library, which offers a diverse range of books for both children and adults. They support infants, early readers, through to school-aged children, with engaging books that spark imagination.

Also offering a thoughtful selection for adults, the library selection has been chosen to appeal to the interests and needs of families in the community.

The Nido street library follows a simple take a book, leave a book approach, making it easy to access. The Nido Essendon team has seen a strong focus on literacy and are proud that their local community library can offer a meaningful way for families to discover new stories and connect.

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Hi Georgina,

Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the recruitment of Centre Directors and Educators to join the expanding Nido family.

With so many open roles in the sector at the moment, I think we should be talking about the differences that really sets Nido apart. From my own experience, they are not always obvious from the outside, but when you get to meet the Nido family you really feel it.

Leaving my previous employer, who I was with for over 10 years, was not an easy decision. I had interviews with a few different companies, before finding my home at Nido.

I remember walking out of that initial interview, literally with tears in my eyes, I knew I had finally found what I had been looking for.

As you mentioned, honesty and integrity are critical and a given, our Services, resources and environments speak for themselves, and candidates merely need to look at our website to understand how engaging and wonderful they are.

We really need to focus more on what a Centre Director and an Educator will experience at Nido;

Authenticity; At Nido they will get honesty with heart
Trust and understanding; At Nido you are treated from day one, as competent and capable
We have the opportunity to inspire Educators and children to reach their full potential and change their worlds for the better, this still delights me everyday
At Nido you can make your mark in the world and are given the respect and autonomy to do what you love and truly make a difference
Collaboration – we are one team, far and wide we inspire and challenge each other
Nido is a family, for me, I have the overwhelming sense of belonging at Nido, my people and my home, this is what drew me to Nido in the first place

I am continually driven by our purpose;

To provide our Educators with the training, environment, motivation, and empowerment to deliver exceeding quality education to children, partnering with families, and giving children a voice and the opportunity to lead wonderful fulfilling lives.

I love that we seek to make quality early education available to everyone, regardless of their economic position. That we focus more on suburban children and advocate for their rights, Nido is truly a movement and not one to join without knowing you will need to put your heart on the line every single day.

Mary Oliver asked “What will you do with your one wild and precious life”, I cannot think of anything more fulfilling than what I get to do every day at Nido.

Kind regards,
Danika x