Only About Children
Cleo Rowley's work experience includes roles in various companies and industries. Cleo started their career at Coles, where they held a mix of store leadership, human resources, and training roles for over a decade. Cleo then worked at Warringah Council as a Manager of Human Resources and Senior Human Resources Consultant. Following that, they served as a Business Management Lecturer and Assessor at Charles Sturt University/Study Group. Cleo later joined PMP Limited, where they held the position of Manager of Organization Effectiveness/Manager of People & Performance. Afterward, they worked at KAZ as the Human Resources Manager for NSW. Cleo then joined Telstra and held several positions, including Senior Human Resources Business Partner and Human Resources Manager for various divisions. Cleo then joined the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, where they initially served as the Director of People & Culture and later became the Chief People Officer. Currently, Cleo works as the Executive Director of People & Culture at Only About Children.
Cleo Rowley completed their Bachelor of Business degree with a focus on Human Resources and Marketing from the University of Newcastle. Cleo then pursued a Masters of Human Resource Management degree with Distinction from Charles Sturt University. Additionally, they obtained a Graduate Certificate in Management Psychology from Charles Sturt University. Currently, they are enrolled in the Australian Institute of Company Directors to earn a GAICD degree.
Only About Children
At Only About Children, we’re proud to be one of Australia’s leading childcare and preschool/kindergarten providers for children aged from six weeks to five years. We are More Than Childcare. Our unique approach to early learning focuses on education, social development, health and wellbeing. It’s specially designed to give every child the best start to life and we call it The OAC Way. We operate over 70 campuses across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Our campuses give us the opportunity to provide high-quality early learning and care to over 8,000 families and employ over 2,000 people. Attracting, developing and retaining our people is essential to The OAC Way, and we believe our people are worth more. Whether that be more pay & benefits, more wellbeing, more recognition, and more development – we empower our people to thrive professionally & personally and in turn deliver the best quality outcomes for children and families in our care.