2026 Award Winners
The 2026 Central West Early Childhood Awards were held at Club Forbes on Saturday 31 October.
With a Halloween glam theme, we celebrated the following winners...
2026 Outstanding Trainee
AWARD WINNER
FAMILIES CHOICE WINNER
Phoebe Taylor
Imagine Childcare and Preschool, Orange
Sponsored by
Gowrie NSW
Bailee McAneney
Trundle Children's Centre
Sponsored by
Sureway
2026 Molly Ticehurst Memorial Award for Outstanding Educator - Certificate III
AWARD WINNER
FAMILIES CHOICE WINNER
Abbii Klower-Green
Bathurst Little Learning Centre
Micaylah Downey
Rise Early Learning
Sponsored by
Phil Donato MP
Sponsored by
Australian Early Childhood College ( Recognition First)
2026 Outstanding Educator - Diploma
AWARD WINNER
FAMILIES CHOICE WINNER
Laura Job
Grow Early Education - Kelso
Samantha Smith
Lachlan Children's Centre
Sponsored by
Australian Early Childhood College ( Recognition First)
Sponsored by
Apprenticeship Support Australia
2026 Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher
AWARD WINNER
FAMILIES CHOICE WINNER
Geena Pereira
Circle Early Learning - Oberon
Georgia Tomlinson
Elizabeth Chifley Presbyterian Preschool
Sponsored by
Forbes Shire Council
Sponsored by
Charles Sturt University
2026 Outstanding Out Of School Hours Educator
AWARD WINNER
Zali Thurtell
Eglinton OOSH
Sponsored by
Apprenticeship Support Australia
2026 Samara Golding-Piper Memorial Award for Excellence in Leadership
AWARD WINNER
Kaylee Smith
Community Kids Parkes
Sponsored by
Australian Apprenticeship Support
2026 Excellence In Food & Menu
AWARD WINNER
Scallywags Long Daycare and Preschool
Sponsored by
Apprenticeship Support Australia
2026 Excellence In Community
AWARD WINNER
Bowen Preschool
Sponsored by
Preschool Equipment
2026 Excellence In Sustainability
AWARD WINNER
Cudal Community Children's Centre
Sponsored by
Apprenticeship Support Australia
2026 Excellence In Pedagogy & Practice
AWARD WINNER
Gowrie Newstead
Sponsored by
Preschool Equipment
2026 Excellence In Inclusion
AWARD WINNER
Eugowra Community Children's Centre
Sponsored by
Gowrie NSW
2026 Excellence In Teamwork & Culture
AWARD WINNER
Trundle Children's Centre
Sponsored by
Preschool Equipment
2026 Yindyamarra Award
for Respectfully Integrating First Nations Perspectives
AWARD WINNER
Eugowra Community Children's Centre
Sponsored by
Apprenticeship Support Australia
Contact
Phone
centralwestecawards@gmail.com
02 6368 4495
© 2026. All rights reserved.