{"id":422,"date":"2026-05-13T01:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoenixpreschool.co.nz\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:22:07","slug":"auto-draft-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phoenixpreschool.co.nz\/?page_id=422","title":{"rendered":"K\u014drero With Ange…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kia ora, k<\/span><\/span>o Angela Ross t\u014dku ingoa, ko te kaiwhakahaere o k\u014dhungahunga Phoenix au.  My name is Angela Ross and I am in the role of Centre Manager. Phoenix Preschool has been like my second home and my second wh\u0101nau for over 10yrs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

I began my early childhood education journey through Playcentre in Methven, where I quickly developed a passion for teaching and learning in the early years. I am particularly passionate about supporting tamariki to feel welcome, settled, and connected, helping them develop a strong sense of belonging within our centre. I highly value responsive and reciprocal relationships with tamariki, their wh\u0101nau and my team, and I believe this is something that we do exceptionally well.<\/span><\/p>

Outside of mahi, I enjoy spending time with my wh\u0101nau - husband Donald, daughter Ciara and son Donnie. I love the outdoors, camping, hunting, fishing, and gardening. I love taking our dogs out on walks around our amazing community park in Newland. I also have a cat called Tezza - she is the sister to kaiako Sarah's cat Dusty, starting her life journey at Phoenix Preschool before coming to live with us. I enjoy travelling and experiencing new places and cultures, and I hope to do more of this in the future.<\/span><\/p>

I am passionate about kaitiakitanga and caring for our natural world through being sustainable, growing our own kai where possible. Indoors I enjoy baking, preserving our garden produce, the odd Netflix action flick or drama, or a heated boardgame or game of cards - Monopoly cards is our latest pick.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>