Our Staff

Jane

Founder & Director

Jane has been involved in the childcare industry for twelve years. She is also a mother to two young girls. 

After getting accepted into Law after school, Jane declined this offer and took on the what she knew would be most important career in the world, an Early Childhood Teacher.

During and after completing her degree in Early Childhood Education, she worked in a variety of roles within the industry. She has been a Centre Director, Early Childhood Teacher (Birth to Five years) and a Primary School Teacher (K-6). She has been a Child Life/Play Therapist and a Childcare worker, in out of school hours care and in a variety of childcare centres and preschools around Sydney. She sat on the board of a management committee for a not-for-profit organisation and has consulted privately for organisations. 

Jane is passionate about teaching learning and development. As such, she never stops learning through not only in depth child and teacher development courses, but from the children she works with themselves!

In 2012 Jane completed the RIE® Foundations: Theory and Observation Course, in Auckland New Zealand, on Magda Gerber's Educaring® Approach. This course gave her a new set of eyes through which to see children, influencing her life wholly, in her career and as a mother! 

Jane's intense passion for Quality Child Care, whether provided by Long daycare/nursery teachers, preschool teachers, directors, nannies, fathers, mothers, grandparents, family day care providers (essentially anyone looking after babies, toddlers and pre school aged children) led her to establishing Primary Childcare Consulting (PCC). Through PCC she endeavours to share her knowledge, respect and love for the best care and education, of the most important humans in our society.

Jane's experience includes:

• Teacher (Long Day Care 0-5, Preschool, Primary K-6, Special Education)

• Director of a Long Day Care Service

• Consulting for a variety of childcare and non childcare organisations who provide an Education and Care service

• Child Life/Play Therapist

• Family and Child Case Worker

• Childcare Educator in Out of School Hours care, Preschools and Long Day Care services

• Business Expansion Coordinator

• Receptionist/Information Officer

Jane's additional experience: 

• Served as a member on the board of directors, for three years, for the Granville Multicultural Community Centre

• Is the Cofounder and original Administrator of the Macquarie University Early Childhood Student Society

Jane's Qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) at Macquarie University

• Approved as a Certified Supervisor Section 111. Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW)

• Accredited as a teacher in NSW

• She also completed the following courses:

  • RIE® Foundations: Theory and Observation Course

  • Identify and Respond to Young People at Risk

  • Apply First Aid

  • Munch and Move Program

  • Unpacking the Early Years Learning Framework

  • Early Years Learning Framework in Depth

  • Legal responsibilities of licensees and Committee members

  • National Quality Framework- Information Session for Preschools and Long Day Care Centres

  • Reggio Emilia Australian Information Exchange (REAIE) Sydney 2017 Biennial Conference: Landscapes of Identity

Other Educational Achievements include: 

• Premiers Award for all round Excellence in the NSW Higher School Certificate

• Campbell Soup Company Scholarship Award

• Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society as validated by Macquarie University

• 2009 SDN Hilda Antill Early Childhood Leadership Scholarship Award

Jane is proficient in the following: 

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

• All products which come under Apple Inc

• Everything Google including Google Plus

• Social Media Platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter

• Blogging

• Website Maintenance