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National Finalists announced in the 2022 Excellence in FDC Awards

Freya Lucas

Aug 10, 2022

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The National Finalists in the 2022 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards have been chosen from more than 3,400 nominations received from parents, families, communities and the broader early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.

Hannah Smith from Mid Coast Family Day Care (NSW) is the ACT/NSW educator finalist, joining Queensland-based Felicia Burridge from NQ Family Day Care as the NT/QLD finalist.

Rebecca Beattie from Nature Alliance Family Day Care (WA) is the SA/WA finalist, while Sue Higgs, from Adventure Patch Family Day Care (Tas) is the TAS/VIC finalist.

In the coordinator category, the following finalists were announced:

ACT/NSW - Cindy Warren, Open Arms Family Day Care, New South Wales
NT/QLD - Ricky Fazldeen, Marlin Coast Family Day Care, Queensland
SA/WA - Michelle Richter, Northside Family Day Care, South Australia
TAS/VIC - Kathi Hewitson, Foundations Family Day Care, Victoria.

Service finalists were:

ACT/NSW - Early Years Care, New South Wales
NT/QLD - Choices Family Day Care, Queensland
SA/WA - Elite Family Day Care, Western Australia
TAS/VIC - Adventure Patch Family Day Care, Tasmania.

This year’s National Finalists have each won a trip to the Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) 2022 National Conference Gala Dinner where they will take part in the 2022 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards national presentation.

FDCA congratulated the National Finalists for their ongoing commitment to excellence in the sector and for showcasing family day care as “the natural choice for high quality early childhood education and care”.To congratulate the finalists, please visit the FDCA Facebook page, where ongoing announcements and coverage of the 2022 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards may also be viewed.

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