Rebecca Donaldson

Bec a passionate Early Years Specialist with a wide range of experience stemming from over 14 years working in the early years sector. In her time in the sector, she has worked in various roles both in centres and in centre support roles where she has seen firsthand how a dedicated and supportive early childhood centre can provide positive outcomes for young children. As an Early Years Specialist with Astute, Bec provides support, mentoring and assistance to centres that are wanting to achieve the goal of “Excellence”. She is honoured to guide and drive the most supportive and enriching early years settings possible for families, children staff and management. Bec’s qualifications of Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, and Diploma in Business Management, combined with years of hands-on practice has given her the skill and expertise to support centre leadership teams in both practice and operations.

Bec is committed to providing each service with the leadership and guidance on operational matters, implementing systems to manage risk and streamline process, enable effective management and above all ensure the centre is operating at an exceptional level. Her years of experience have made her driven to build leadership and governance structures which promote positive organisational culture and professional learning environment to better support the children in care. While she is passionate and goes above and beyond to support centres as an Early Years Specialist, Bec is most proud and honoured to be mum to her three beautiful children.