Celebrating Excellence at the Child Care Awards National Child Care Award Winners Announced The National Winners of the sixth annual Australian Family Child Care Awards were recently announced with Western Australian taking the top prize in three of the four award categories. The awards recognise the outstanding efforts made by child care professionals in achieving exceptional experiences and outcomes for young children and their families. National Child Care Director of the Year was won by Nerida Campbell of Bright Start Child Care Centre, Katanning, WA National Children's Service of the Year was won by Little Angels Day Care Centre in Bunbury, WA National Rising Star Award winner was Tiffany Wylde of Stratton out of School Hours Care, Stratton, WA The final award is National Child Care Worker of the Year and for the first time in the award's history the title was won by a male. Glen O'Brien works at the Renmark Children's Centre, Renmark SA. This year's awards attracted nearly 1000 nominations from parents, peers and managers across Australia. NSW Minister for Community Services the Hon Linda Burney MP attended the ceremony along with representatives from Family Day Care Australia, Child Care NSW, Childcare Associations of Australia, Occasional Child Care Association, and WA's Meerilinga Young Children's Foundation. Minister Burney highlighted the importance of quality child care and early childhood education: "Carers give young people the capacity for love, to know how to connect to people and to share. They give children their first and most important educational experiences and help young children understand how they fit within their community," she said. National winners received an all-expenses paid weekend in Sydney at The Observatory Hotel, a $4000 industry training grant, Fisher-Price toys, a full financial plan, a $1000 travel voucher and educational resources from Educational Experience. The full list of award recipients, including state/territory winners is available at http://www.childcareawards.com.au/winners/ |
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