Gowrie NSW
Nicole Jones is the Chief Executive Officer at Gowrie NSW, a reputable not-for-profit children's services organization with multiple business streams. Prior to this role, Jones served as the NSW/ACT State Manager at Goodstart Early Learning and as the Manager of Children's Education & Care Centres at SDN Children's Services. Nicole also worked as a Senior Policy Officer at the Department of Human Services NSW. Jones holds a Certificate in Executive Management & Development from AGSM @ UNSW Business School and a Bachelor of Teaching from Western Sydney University.
Gowrie NSW
Over the past 80 years, Gowrie NSW has greatly contributed to the richness of early and middle childhood across NSW. With a focus on research and contemporary pedagogical methodology, we have demonstrated a strong leadership commitment to working in partnership across generations to provide a range of programs and resources that support children, families and education professionals. Gowrie NSW creates happy, safe and nurturing experiences for children through quality education and care centres located across NSW and ACT. Gowrie NSW also provides professional development and consultancy services to the early childhood and middle childhood sector, and provides support, information and referral services for families. Gowrie NSW is one of the State's Inclusion Agencies and currently services regional NSW. We deliver the Inclusion Support Programme in this region and operate an Indigenous Cultural Hub and Specialist Equipment Library. Gowrie NSW also operates Early Learning Centres in TAFE NSW to assist newly-arrived migrants enrolled in the Australian English Migrant Program (AMEP) that need quality education for their children. We have been proudly educating and caring for children since 1940.