{"id":23144,"date":"2025-12-11T18:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.busybees.edu.au\/?p=23144"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:30:23","slug":"celebrating-our-busy-bees-finalists-in-geelongs-best-kinder-childcare-teacher-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.busybees.edu.au\/celebrating-our-busy-bees-finalists-in-geelongs-best-kinder-childcare-teacher-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Busy Bees Finalists in Geelong\u2019s Best Kinder &amp; Childcare Teacher Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23144\" class=\"elementor elementor-23144\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join us in celebrating some of our wonderful Geelong Busy Bees Educators!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2c0141 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"95509\" data-id=\"b2c0141\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df413b1\" data-eae-slider=\"34895\" data-id=\"df413b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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region, but across all our hives throughout Australia.<\/p><h3>Meet Our Busy Bees Finalists<\/h3><p>We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of four Educators representing our Geelong region Services:<\/p><p>\ud83d\udc1d Chloe Tippett from Busy Bees at Belmont<br \/>\ud83d\udc1d Hannah Hoang from Busy Bees at Belmont<br \/>\ud83d\udc1d Katherine Cooper from Busy Bees at Torquay<br \/>\ud83d\udc1d Stephanie Grainger from Busy Bees at Geelong West<\/p><p>From fostering curiosity and independence to creating joyful moments of learning, each of these Educators is an example of the passion and dedication within this vibrant sector.<\/p><p>Their nominations reflect the genuine relationships they build with children and families, and the enthusiasm they bring to delivering high-quality early learning experiences across our Busy Bees Services in the Geelong community.<\/p><h4>Have Your Say \u2013 Vote for Your Favourite Educator<\/h4><p>The Geelong Advertiser\u2019s community poll is now 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