‘These kids are my passion’: Irene gets top nod from readers
AN eternal passion for kids is why this educator was voted the NT’s favourite. READ HERE TO SEE WHO YOU VOTED FOR
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AN eternal passion for kids is why this educator was voted the NT’s favourite.
Nightcliff Family Centre’s Irene Billias was named the Territory’s favourite child care educator in a hotly contested NT News online poll.
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Mrs Billias has a long career in childhood education and has no plans to stop. “These kids are my passion,” she said. “Children are my life, otherwise I wouldn’t be here for 32 years.”
Mrs Billias said she strove in a firm but tender way to teach children manners and boundaries in a well-structured way. “Firm as I am, if they (kids) don’t see my car they say they don’t want to go to creche,” she laughed.
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“I have been teaching them all beautiful manners and the feedback from parents is unreal.”
In a close second was Maria Baron from Goodstart Early Learning in Nightcliff, while Chelsea Fawcett at Moulden Early Learning Centre was third.
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