Meet the 2025 Winners

Outside School Hours Care

Winner: Lauren Pearce - St Monica's Oakey

Runner-Up: Rocketeers by Camp Australia - Meringandan State School OSHC

Inclusion Support

Winner: Kath Dickson Education and Care Centre Gladstone Street

Runner-Up: Albina Misiuata - Helidon Early Learning

Star Student

Winner: Rebecca Dolan - Creative Garden Centenary Heights

Runner-Up: Hailey Condon

Family Day Care

Winner: Patricia Churchward - Little Hearts at Home

Mandy Polzin - Mandy's Little Blessings

Service Support Choice

Winner: Why Wait OT

Runner-up: Amanda Stevenson

Birth to Two

Winner: Belinda Sheward, Hollie Kramer, Lauren Neilsen and Nikita Toohill - Goodstart Drayton

Runner-up: Lauren Peters - Goodstart Spring Street

Two to Four

Winner: Kass Davidson and Amanda Davis - Goodstart Drayton

Runner-up:

Mandy Polzin - Mandy's Little Blessings

Kindergarten

Winner: Highfields & District Kindergarten

Runner-up: Sonia Ledger - Creative Garden Centenary Heights Kindergarten

Making a Difference

Winner: Liz Moran

Runner-up: Shannon Prowse - Meringandan State School

Hall of Heroes

Recognition of Winner who has achieved a winning result, 2 years in a row in the same category

Presented to: Highfields District Kindergarten

TEaCh Award

Judges nomination for outstanding contribution to Early Childhood Sector

Presented to Meringandan State School - Shanon Prowse