Jessica

Director

Qualifications: Advanced Diploma in Community Services, Cert III Infant Mental Health,

                               Marte Meo Practitioner & Marte Meo Colleague Trainer

Time in Child Care: Since 1995

What you love about working in this organisation:

One of the things I love about working at Highway is the sense of belonging to the team and the Community. We share a passion for education and care and are dedicated to improve our practice all the time, working with parents as our partners, and learning alongside children.

I have been involved in many projects over the years but the stand out one for me has always been the “Through the Looking Glass’ project and my role co-facilitating the parent group. The group supported parents to connect with their children to build their relationships. This project enabled me to develop my understanding of attachment and further led me to study Infant Mental Health. This was very rewarding as it enriched my own practices and understanding of how the brain develops from birth.

Since 2017 we have been on the journey of professional growth as a team as we embarked on the journey of Re-imagining childhood – ‘the inspiration of Reggio Emilia education principles in South Australia’.  Since the start of this journey I have had the opportunity to travel to Reggio Emilia (in Italy) and attend 2 5 day study tours as apart of my own Professional development and to also bring back and share the knowledge with my team as we continue to research the principles of Reggio Emilia within our context as a service.