What is so special about Nido?

At each Nido Early School, we offer a variety of special points of difference to enhance each child’s experience, from cooking, dance, languages, music and sports, through to yoga and other well-being opportunities.

Outdoor Spaces

We boast fantastic outside spaces for learning which are unique to Nido. Embracing the Reggio Emilia approach, Nido offers nature-inspired learning spaces and outdoor activities that fuel curiosity and learning. Our exciting, tailor-made outdoor playgrounds suit all ages of children.

The children enjoy learning outside where we offer lots of different activities and gardening. Following the principles of Reggio Emilia, nature is the third teacher and it’s a great way to learn.

Nido educators help children in playing with natural materials for hands-on sensory experiences

Atelier

Our ateliers, not found elsewhere in Australia, are fantastic spaces for your child to create and express themselves, whether it’s doing artwork or making things from recycling or clay. At Nido, we inspire interest and help children develop into confident learners.

At Nido, our ethos is to provide fun and creative opportunities that allow children to develop crucial problem-solving skills, and our ateliers provide the perfect stimulus for children to explore, learn and grow.

Our environment

The environment plays a key role in your child’s learning at Nido, with all our spaces are meticulously designed.

Reggio Emilia has deep roots in nature, with natural materials being used extensively in both our indoor and outdoor settings and our surroundings offer visual stimuli and hands-on sensory experiences. These experiences form an essential component of the learning process for our children.

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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