Let's Celebrate

Join us for an evening of entertainment, networking, a 3 course dinner and an audience with Dr Mary Louise Hemmeter as we celebrate the amazing Early Childhood Professionals of the Riverina at our 21st annual Early Childhood awards.

We welcome our special guest International presenter, Dr. Mary Louise Hemmeter who is a professor of Early Childhood Special Education at Vanderbilt University and holds the Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development. As co-creator of the Pyramid Model, Dr Hemmeter has been incredibly generous in the sharing of her research, knowledge and material in the Australian roll out of the framework.

ECA NSW Riverina Annual Awards

This event promotes, recognises, and celebrates the incredible effort of all who work within the Early Childhood Education and Care sector across regions of NSW.

The awards showcase the commitment, innovation and achievement of individuals and services within our sector.

We request that all finalists attend the award ceremony—please consider this when choosing to nominate.

Award categories

1. High Achiever- Leadership, advocacy and collaboration in the ECEC Sector

This award is given to a person involved in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector. This person has continued to Advocate for children, educators, families, the community and our sector.
They encourage qualities and practices of ethical leadership within the profession.

2. Making a Difference- Leading practices that value and embrace early childhood

develop respectful relationships based on open communication with the aim encouraging families’ engagement and to build a strong sense of belonging
ensure childhood is a time for being in the here and now, and not solely about preparation for the future.

3. The Barb Withers memorial Sustainability Award- Promoting ECEC services as active contributors to community and environment

This award is to identify and recognise an initiative, practice or program that demonstrates innovation in sustainable education for children, families and community. This is something beyond what is expected to meet the National Quality Standards. This can be from an individual or a team/ Service
This award demonstrates that Sustainability is;

embedded within the service practices, and ·
demonstrates children as capable and competent with agency.

Nominations close 11.59pm Monday 3rd November 2025

NOMINATE HERE- https://forms.gle/QMMeyMhHWg4GEWCG8