Sue Kurtovich, ECE Management Consultant

	Memberships
	*Early Childhood Council, NZ* *NAEYC, USA* *EMA Northern, NZ*

Sector Involvement

Early Childhood Advisory Committee. Ministry of Education (MoE) appointed committee with representation from key ECE sector groups (1996-2008)

Mission On Advisory Committee. MoE appointed committee examining childhood obesity and ECE curriculum issues (2006-2008)

20 Free Hours Advisory Committee. MoE appointed committee whose role was to advise the government on the implementation of the ’20 free hours’ ECE funding policy (2007-2008)

Early Childhood Statistics Monitoring Committee. MoE appointed committee whose role is to advise the department on the collection and analysis of ECE statistics (1996-2008)

Early Childhood Education Strategic Plan Working Group. Appointed by the Minister of Education to a committee whose objective was to develop a strategic plan for the ECE sector (2000-2002)

Sue Kurtovich, Consultant

Specialist in early childhood education (ECE) centre administration and management

Over 25 years of sector experience

Extensive knowledge of the ECE regulatory environment

Strong policy and advocacy background

Confident and competent public speaker

Developer, designer and presenter of professional learning and development programmes

Former childcare centre owner, manager and administrator - 15 years

Former President of the largest representative body of licensed early childhood education centres in New Zealand, the Early Childhood Council (ECC) and Chief Executive - 12 years

Sue has been invited to forums in New Zealand and around the world, to share her knowledge and experience, with presentations to:

World Bank, USA

Department of Education, The Philippines

World Forum on Care and Education, Malaysia and New Zealand

Not-for-Profit Network Australasia

Early Childhood Council, NZ

Montessori Association, NZ

REAP, NZ

World Association of Early Childhood Educators, Mexico and Spain

Childspace Institute, NZ

NAEYC, USA

A frequent commentator on a range of issues relating to ECE and small business more generally with numerous print, television and radio appearances including:

Breakfast TV

Morning Report

One News

New Zealand Herald

Dominion Post

The Press

Sunday Star-Times

Newstalk ZB

Unlimited

New Zealand Management


	Get In Touch! For an obligation free chat about your centre's needs, contact Sue on 021 1178 981 or email sue@kurtovichconsulting.co.nz

Memberships

Early Childhood Council, NZ

Sector Involvement

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Sue Kurtovich, Consultant