22/06/2026
This is our lovely Amber š
Providing quality early education is so important, and keeping qualified staff engaged and upskilled in an often underpaid industry can be a real challenge around Australia. We are so grateful that after 5 years working with us as our Inclusion Support Educator, Amber was able to receive the training, funding and mentoring support to become a qualified Early Childhood Teacher.
We are so proud of what youāve achieved, Amber and are excited to have you on board as our ECT!
This is Amber and she has just started as an Early Childhood Teacher at Cannon Hill Kindy
She is amazing, and the kindy is SO HAPPY to have her in the role.
I was incredibly proud to hear that sheād been able to get to that point because of the Early Childhood Qualifications Pathway Program (QPP) Labor put in place when we were in Govt.
Which means our precious people working in early childhood can be supported to upgrade their qualifications. In Amberās case, starting with a Diploma - she had the full tuition costs of an accelerated degree covered, a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education through Australian Catholic University (ACU).
She also was awarded a wrap-around program (supported by Lady Gowrie Queensland) - providing paid study leave, paid prac placements and mentoring support as she completes her degree, which helps to balance work, home and family commitments.
We believe wholeheartedly that early childhood workers need qualifications. And that they should receive as much support as possible to get them.
Things like this Pathways Program, and our Free TAFE Queensland program for early childhood workers, have been such great examples.
Well done Amber!