All posts by Kate Hodgekiss

My name is Kate Hodgekiss and I have been in the Early Childhood sector for 18 years. I hold a Bachelor of Early Childhood (ECE) from Macquarie University and a certificate 4 TAE. After many years on the floor working with all age groups, I took up my first management position in early childhood in Australia in 2012. Since then I have had the opportunity to work as a nominated supervisor, educational leader, regional manager, quality/start-up consultant and most recently led as service as the NS/EL from the start up through to their first A&R, receiving exceeding in all 18 standards. I have currently left services to set up my training and consultancy business in early childhood - Engaging Curriculum Solutions.

How can educators help support children through parental separation?

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Kate Hodgekiss

According the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2016), in 2015 there were 48 517 divorces granted in Australia and 47.5 per cent of these cases involved children. This is without considering the number of parents who were never married and separated. It is then an unfortunate fact that many children who will come into our care […]

Inspiring leadership in early childhood

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Kate Hodgekiss

When you type ‘leadership’ into Google you are overwhelmed with a wealth of information on leadership styles and techniques. Look up ‘leadership early childhood’ and one of the first references is a wonderful article from Every Child (Volume 18, Number 4, 2012) which outlines the qualities it takes to be a leader in the sector […]