Our Team

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JILLY

An Early Childhood Teacher with 30 years of experience and a background in sector  leadership and mentoring. Specific experience in mentoring through quality areas of pedagogy, practice, environments and interactions. Mentoring through all aspects of centre documentation available.

Early Childhood Leader and Mentor

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Sally

Sally not only has a rich background in Early Childhood Teaching, but is also a qualified Trainer and Assessor, with a specialisation in pedagogy, Educational Leadership and linking the EYLF, Philosophy and children’s documentation together in real and meaningful ways

Early Childhood Teacher, Trainer & Assessor

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Inclusion Specialist

TEGAN

With Masters degrees in Early Childhood and Inclusion, Tegan is a powerhouse of knowledge. Her love of research plays out in practical ways as she works on making inclusion not a word but an action deeply embedded in culture and practice

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KAREN

An Early Childhood Teacher with years of experience in the sector, Karen brings her unique area of specialisation in sustainability – not just in environments and in connecting children to all living things, but in bigger ways with relationships and people. 

Early Childhood Teacher

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JANE

Jane is an Educator with a wealth of experience across all age groups. Jane is also qualified in Art Therapy for children. She brings wonderful enthusiasm with her creative specialty to our team

Early Childhood Teacher, Art Therapist

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Early Childhood Teacher

TONIA

Tonia has a warm history of working in Early Childhood Education. Her area of specialty that she brings to the group is nurture. Not just in her interactions with children, but also with families and the communities they exist within. We are thrilled that she is here to share this perspective across our work in the sector.

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Meet OUR FOUNDER

With over 30 years experience in the Education sector, I started my career with a job offer to work in a pre-school in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. From there I moved to the UK, working in schools as a Primary Teacher, which was my original qualification.

On my return to Australia I began working back in Early Childhood, and studied further to gain an additional qualification as an Early Childhood Teacher, in addition to my Primary qualification. Throughout my career I have had the privilege of working in roles as an Early Childhood Teacher, a primary teacher, a school Principal, an Educational Leader, Centre Manager, Area Manager and Practice Coach, where I delivered training outcomes across the areas of Program, Pedagogy, Practice, Interactions and Environments – so QA’s 1, 3 and 5. 

The sector we are so passionate about is facing increasing challenges. We are in a space where confidence in early education has diminished. That is why we felt the need to form a community of support. Not just for centres, but for families and individual educators. So reach out, follow us on socials, join us for a catch up or just reach out and ask a question. We are here to help and support.

I’m delighted to have founded The Early Childhood Community, along with a group of like minded professionals, and having the opportunity to support centres, managers, Educational Leaders, teams and families to navigate the challenges our sector is facing. Whether those goals be around pedagogy and practice, program and documentation, compliance, Assessment and Ratings, management training, team training, leadership, interactions or setting engaging environments and experiences, we are here to help.

JILLY-Anne