• 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
Tracey Simpson	Community Partnerships & Early Years (Birth to Eight) Director Western NSW Region, Department of Education and Training
General Board Members
Alison Breheny	Coordinator Children's Services MacDonnell Shire Council, NT
Jenny Cartmel	Lecturer, School of Human Services & Social Work Griffith University, QLD
Catharine Hydon	Early Childhood Project Manager Brotherhood of St Laurence, VIC
Stephanie Jackiewicz	Consultant – Child Care Catholic Education Office of Western Australia
Kathryn Laing	CEO Phoenix Children's Services
Chris Legg	General Manager, Early Childhood Education and Care KU Children's Services, NSW
Christy Ward	Lecturer, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences School of Education University of South Australia
Vanessa Whelan	Teacher, Early Childhood Studies Canberra Institute of Technology, ACT