National Winners of the 2010 Australian Family Child Care Awards were announced at the Gala Luncheon Awards Ceremony in Sydney on Friday 30^th April. Attended by The Hon Linda Burney MP, NSW Minister for Community Services and representatives of the peak children’s services associations, the ceremony was a fitting tribute to the hard work and dedication of all the State and National Winners.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

Fisher-Price National Child Care Worker of the Year Glen O'Brien, Renmark Children's Centre, Renmark, South Australia
ASG National Child Care Director/Scheme Coodinator of the Year Nerida Campbell, Bright Start Child Care Centre, Katanning, Western Australia
Claratyne Children's Service of the Year Little Angels Day Care Centre, Bunbury, Western Australia
Educational Experience Rising Star Award Tiffany Wylde, Stratton Out of School Hours Care, Stratton, Western Australia

For information about each National Winner, please click on their name (Files are in PDF format).

We are thrilled to announce the State Winners in the 2009-2010 Australian Family Child Care Awards:

Category: Fisher-Price Child Care Worker of the Year

• VIC/TAS: Cheryl Orr, Carnegie Children's Centre, Carnegie, Victoria
• NSW/ACT: Shirley Phillips, Northern Beaches Family Day Care, Newport, New South Wales
• WA: Christine George, Eastern Region Family Day Care, Swan View, Western Australia
• QLD: April Rutter, Brisbane Family Day Care, Brisbane, Queensland
• NT/SA: Glen O'brien, Renmark Children's Centre, Renmark, South Australia

Category: ASG Child Care Director / Scheme Coordinator of the Year

• VIC/TAS: Michelle Bartlett, Greythorn Early Childhood Centre, North Balwyn, Victoria
• NSW/ACT: Catherine Daniels, Bradman Road Child Care Centre, Menai, New South Wales
• WA: Nerida Campbell, Bright Start Child Care Centre, Katanning, Western Australia
• QLD: Lynn Afotey-Otu, Little Legends, Queensland
• NT/SA: Rowena Tennant, Trinity Gardens Early Learning Centre, Trinity Gardens, South Australia

Category: Claratyne Children's Service of the Year

• VIC/TAS: Tiggers Childcare Centre and Kindergarten, Camberwell, Victoria
• NSW/ACT: Oakville Preschool Learning Centre, Oakville, New South Wales
• WA: Little Angels Day Care, Bunbury, Western Australia
• QLD: The Joey Club, Brisbane, Queensland
• NT/SA: Catholic Women's League Childcare Centre, Adelaide, South Australia

Category: Educational Experience Rising Star

State winners are not selected in the Rising Star category. The national winner was selected from amongst these eight finalists and will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 30th April 2010:

• Carlize Du Plessis, Maranatha School of Early Learning Childcare Centre , WA
• Yasmin Earnshaw, Bright Start Childcare Centre, WA
• Angela Hardey, Coolabah Early Learning & Development, QLD
• Lexi Nolan, Avalon Beach House Preschool, NSW
• Kyana Peisker, Building Futures Montessori, QLD
• Miles Smith, Brisbane Family Day Care, QLD
• Rachael Smith, Rainbow Child Care Centre, WA
• Tiffany Wylde, Stratton Out of School Care, WA

Congratulations to all 996 nominees in the 2010 Australian Family Child Care Awards! You will each be receiving a certificate in the next few weeks.

This year, a shortlist of 142 nominees was asked to provide a written submission about themselves. 75 semi finalists were selected from this shortlist and presented to the judging panel for assessment.

Congratulations to all the semi finalists (click here to see the full list), you should each be proud of your achievements.

The Nominators' Competition has now been judged; congratulations to the winners:

• 1^st Major Prize, Fisher-Price toys to the value of $500: Jane Carss, WA
• 2^nd Major Prize, Fisher-Price toys to the value of $500: Christine Marsh, QLD
• Runner Up Prize, Fisher-Price toys to the value of $200: Lisa Petropoulos, VIC