	{"id":105025,"date":"2024-10-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=105025"},"modified":"2024-10-02T19:19:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T09:19:16","slug":"corio-teacher-a-finalist-in-educator-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/corio-teacher-a-finalist-in-educator-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Corio teacher a finalist in Educator of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONG-serving Meli early childhood educator Raelene Carr has been named a finalist for Educator of the Year in the 2024 Victorian Early Years Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Carr has worked at William Hovell Preschool in Corio for more than 25 years and is a passionate educator and advocate for children and families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the best job in the world,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are challenges\u2026but the great days outweigh the bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Carr&#8217;s early childhood teaching career took off after she responded to an advertisement in the local newspaper for a role at William Hovell Preschool and was selected from 250 applicants for an interview.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the interview I said if I get the job, I&#8217;ll be here until I retire\u2026and now here I am 26 years later. 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