The National Board of Directors of Early Childhood Australia consists of:
- A Director elected by each branch
- National President
- Deputy National President
Role
The role of the National Board of Directors is:
- the governance and long-term planning of the organisation
- the implementation of the organisation’s strategic plan
- to ensure that Early Childhood Australia meets its objectives and fulfils its mission to advocate for young children.
Members of the National Board of Directors carry the legal responsibility for governance of the organisation and are required to act in the best interests of the National Organisation.
Members
| National President | Ms Chris Legg | CEO, KU Children’s Services (NSW) |
| Deputy National President | Mr Ian Alchin | Services Development Manager, CCSA (NSW) |
| General Board Members | Ms Maree Bredhauer | NT Branch Manager (NT) |
| Ms Jo Darbyshire | Fairholme Junior Teacher, Fairholme College (QLD) | |
| Ms Janet Williams-Smith | Director, Service Development and Strategy, Early Childhood Management Services (Vic.) | |
| Ms Kellie Watson | Education & Care Consultant, Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Tasmania (Tas) | |
| Ms Wendy Gorman | Coordinator of Early Childhood Programs Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (WA) |
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| Marina Papic | NSW State Director of Goodstart Early learning | |
| Italia Parletta | Senior Lecturer & Marte Meo Licensed Supervisor, TAFESA | |
| Ms Jodie Ledbrook | Executive Manager of Children’s Services, YMCA Canberra (ACT) |
