Best Start, Best Life Evening Leadership Series

Register for the next event in the free series. It takes place on 26 March 2026.

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The Best Start, Best Life Evening Leadership Series supports Victoria’s early childhood service and organisational leaders as they implement the Best Start, Best Life (BSBL) reforms.

The next event, Best Start, Best Life: Maintaining quality through change, will take place on Thursday 26 March 2026 and will be a live streamed webinar.

The event will focus on how leaders can support and strengthen quality practice during reform. It will include a panel conversation with practical insights and reflections to support leaders.

The interactive webinar will include polls, reflective prompts and a moderated question and answer session.

Attendees will hear from a panel of early childhood leaders, including:

  • Professor Patricia Eadie, Director of the Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood Centre, University of Melbourne
  • Karen Weston, Chief Executive Officer, Gowrie Victoria
  • Catharine Hydon, director and principal consultant, Hydon Consulting.

This event is open to leaders and aspiring leaders in early childhood education and care across Victoria, including those from approved providers, service managers, peak bodies, early years managers and committees of management.

The Best Start, Best Life Evening Leadership Series complements the Early Learning Leadership Forums by offering content online, providing various ways for leaders to engage with the BSBL reforms.

Event details

Date: Thursday 26 March 2026

Time: 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm

Format: live online

Cost: free.

Register at Best Start, Best Life evening leadership series.

Find out more

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For further enquiries, contact the Practitioner and Leadership Development team by email at ec.forums.networks@education.vic.gov.au

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