BestStart
Fiona Hughes is an experienced leader in the early childhood education sector, currently serving as the General Manager of Property & Development and Deputy CEO at BestStart Educare Ltd since 2016. With a strong focus on organisational growth, strategy, and sector relationships, Fiona has played a pivotal role in enhancing the company's reputation and profile. Previously, Fiona held the position of Chief Operations Officer at BestStart Educare Ltd, where responsibilities included overseeing day-to-day operations, financial performance, and compliance. Earlier experience includes serving as General Manager of Development & Quality at Kidicorp Ltd, where management of new developments and curriculum quality improvement were key focuses. Fiona's extensive background in property management, business rationalisation, and educational service quality positions their as a significant figure in the industry.
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BestStart
BestStart is New Zealand's largest quality child care and preschool provider. We have over 270 different centres from Northland to Invercargill. We have a clear mission - to make a positive difference in lives of the children of New Zealand and have been doing that for 21 years now. We know that the key to fulfilling our mission is having a team of highly qualified, experienced and passionate teachers who have children at the heart of everything they do as part of our team. We support this amazing group of teachers with ongoing professional development, specialist mentors and leadership development programmes, creating a culture of live long learning.