VOTE NOW: Best child care educator in Tasmania

In the next instalment of our Best of Tasmania 2020 series, we reveal 40+ child care educators and child care centres who have made the shortlist. VOTE IN OUR POLL NOW >>

The search is on to find Tasmania’s best child care educator.

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The poll for Tassie’s Best Child Care Educator has now closed. See all the winners here.

WHEN choosing a child care centre, it’s important to trust the educators who will be looking after your precious little ones day after day.

There are some centres in Tasmania with so many wonderful educators that people couldn’t nominate just one person when we called for nominations on the state’s best child care educators.

Tassie mum Cass Whitehill nominated Lisa Lawless at Margate Childrens Service (Stepping Stones Margate).

“She has now looked after all five of my children and goes above and beyond for all families, even being contactable out of hours for my array of questions,” Cass said.

“You can tell how much she values her staff, and has held it together through things like moving to a new building, a building fire and COVID. She is wonderful, she is like family now and we love her.”

>> SEE THE SHORTLIST AND VOTE IN THE POLL BELOW

Lady Gowrie Childcare Centre at South Hobart has been nominated. Pictured is Early Childhood Australia Tasmania president Ros Cornish at the centre. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN

The team at Discovery Early Learning Lauderdale received a large number of nominations, with some parents and colleagues putting forward names of the entire team.

Employee Bek Hill nominated 33 colleagues for Tassie’s Best Child Care Educator.

“This group of men and women continue to provide the utmost care and beautiful environments,” Bek said.

“They work tirelessly to provided programs and opportunity for all ages to experience the full extent of their childhood and embrace nature and risk. The love they have for the children and the comfort they provide for the families is outstanding and they all should be damn proud of themselves and the work they do. Every little thing they do doesn’t go unnoticed.”

The full list of Discovery Early Learning Lauderdale staff nominated includes: Krista Grainger, Kim Roberson, Haylee Woolley, Rhianna Longo, Jas Wilson, Amy Louise Gadd, Missy Griffiths, Beck Balym, Kaileb Barracu, Kyle Fishpool, Kate Rolf, Jessica Louise Read, Louise Pickett, Marta Miranda, Hanna Duggan, Kaity Tatnell, Kat Macdonald, Emily Sutton, Emily Creswell, Jodie Lee, Michaela Williams, Alyssa Stewart, Paige Farrow, Emma Waller, Bree Silva, Marg Goodrick, Krischelle Williams, Ashlee Dobbs, Mikayla E, Sarah Eastley, DanYele Maree Fox-Barratt, Dru Richards and Olivia M.

The team are combined into one nomination in the poll below.

Krystal Lincoln nominated Kathryn Edmundson Home Daycare in Glenorchy, saying she was “the most amazing woman”.

“Kathryn welcomes all her day care kids like they are her own and you become apart of her family,” Krystal said.

“Even through the toughest time of her life having her just as gorgeous hubby diagnosed with a horrible strain of cancer she still went above and beyond for our kids and ourselves. I’ve never met anyone so selfless, kind, caring and loving like her.”

Make your vote count in the poll below.