Our Teaching Team

Samantha Taylor (Miss Sam)
Teacher
Blue Group  (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday)
Green Group  (Thursday & Friday)

Miss Sam has worked in the Early Childhood field since 1999 and has been a Director and Teacher at Calliope Kindergarten since 2011.
Miss Sam is a wife and mother of two and has lived in the Gladstone Region her whole life.

Amelia Dahtler (Miss Amelia)
Teacher Assistant
Blue Group (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday)

Miss Amelia has a Diploma of Early Education and Care and has worked at Calliope Kindergarten since 2014. She has two children who both attended Calliope Kindergarten. Miss Amelia has lived in the region now for 20 years.

Deidre Noy (Miss Dee) 
Teacher
Red Group (Monday, Tuesday and alt Wednesday)

Miss Dee holds a Bachelor of Teaching and has many years’ experience working in primary schools on class, as Head of Curriculum and as an Acting Deputy. In 2023 Miss Dee started studying Early Childhood and working at Calliope Kindy where she has found a new love of teaching.

Miss Dee has three children and one grandchild.

Tracey Rule (Miss Tracey) 
Teaching Assistant
Green Group (Thursday & Friday)

Miss Tracey has a Diploma of Early Education and Care and has worked at Calliope Kindergarten since 2017. Miss Tracey has six children who all attended Calliope Kindergarten.

Kylie Graving (Miss Kylie)
Educator and Administrator
Yellow Group (Thursday & Friday)

Miss Kylie joined our Calliope Kindergarten team in 2023 after enrolling in her Certificate III in Children’s Services. Miss Kylie is our service’s admin officer and our pre kindy group educator. Miss Kylie has two children who have both attended Calliope Kindergarten.

Louisa Doig (Miss Louisa) 
Nominated Supervisor Educator
Blue Group (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday)

Miss Louisa has a Certificate III in Children’s Services and began working at Calliope Kindy in 2020.Miss Louisa moved to Australia with her husband and eldest son in 2012 from Scotland. Two of her three children have attended Calliope Kindergarten.