KU announces Making the KU Difference Award winners at annual conference event

Freya Lucas

Mar 28, 2025

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KU Children’s Services hosted their Annual KU Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Sydney earlier this month, using the occasion to explore the theme ‘Kaleidoscope of Perspectives: Embracing the Diversity of Early Childhood Education’ and to announce the winners of the 2025 Making the KU Difference Awards.

Over 500 KU delegates were in attendance from various regions across New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, taking advantage of a powerful opportunity to acknowledge staff members who have significantly contributed to KU, benefiting children, families, and communities throughout the previous year.

The Annual KU Conference is an important event where all KU staff are invited to come together to socialise, network and focus on how they can improve towards inspiring young children’s learning for life.

160 recipients were recognised for their long standing commitment to the provider with KU Staff Association Long Serving Awards acknowledging between 10 and 35 years of service before the 13 recipients of the Making the Difference Awards were announced.

Each of the 13 award winners were acknowledged for their positive impact in 2024 by supporting children, families, communities, quality, sustainability, innovation and staff.

As a not for profit and for purpose organisation committed to supporting exceptional outcomes for children and families, KU views the Awards, and other initiatives, as being part of creating optimal experiences for staff.

KU Children’s Services was established in 1895, and enriches the lives of more than 10,000 children and their families each year through services including long day care, kindergartens, preschools, NDIS services, inclusion services, family programs and more.Learn more about working with KU here.

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