Natasha Ayling is an educator with experience in long day care, kindergarten, and the early years of school. She began her career with a Cert III before doing a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), then a Masters, and now a PhD. She is passionate about children’s safety and has found a niche investigating child abuse and neglect reporting practices to understand how educators can be better supported in their role. She was motivated to study this topic after hearing the story of toddler Mason Lee, who died from injuries inflicted by child abuse. Mason desperately needed educators to step up and be heroes.