• a representative from each branch
• National President
• Deputy National President
• Treasurer
• Chair of the Publications Committee (non-voting participant).

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.

National Board of Directors

National President
Margaret Young	Early childhood advocate and consultant
Deputy National President
Ros Cornish	Chief Executive Officer Lady Gowrie Child Centre, TAS
National Treasurer
Judy Kynaston	Executive Director Country Children's Services Association of NSW
General Board Members
Margaret Brannock	Early Childhood Consultant, QLD
Renata Harris	Lecturer, Early Childhood Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, NT
Catharine Hydon	Early Childhood Project Manager Brotherhood of St Laurence, VIC
Elizabeth Stamopoulos	Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Edith Cowan University, WA
Vanessa Whelan	Teacher, Early Childhood Studies Canberra Institute of Technology, ACT
Christy Ward	Lecturer, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences School of Education University of South Australia
Kaye van Nieuwkuyk	Senior Project Officer, Whole of Government Early Years Project Department of Education, Tasmania
Chris Legg	Manager, Preschool Services and Professional Development KU Children's Services