Select Committee on the Early Childhood Education and Care Sector in Victoria
Inquiry into the Early Childhood Education and Care Sector in Victoria
Conducting Public Hearings
Upcoming public hearings
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Tuesday 24 February
Watch live: This hearing will be broadcasted live.
Public viewing: The gallery will be open for public viewing.
For information on accessing the Parliamentary precinct and accessibility resources, please head to our Visit page.
9:15 AM
Affinity Education Group Glen Hurley, Chief Executive Officer Nicola Page, Chief Risk & Quality Officer10:20 AM
Children and Young People with Disability Australia Dr Liz Hudson, Policy and Research Manager11:20 AM
Goodstart Early Learning Dr Ros Baxter, Chief Executive Officer1:00 PM
Early Childhood Education Australia Samantha Page, Chief Executive Officer2:00 PM
Australian Childcare Alliance Victoria Tonii Tran, President, ACA Victoria Paul Mondo, President, ACA National Brooke Eerden, Vice President, ACA Victoria3:10 PM
G8 Education Limited Pejman Okhovat, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Josie King, Chief Legal Quality and Risk Officer -
Wednesday 25 February
Watch live: This hearing will be broadcasted live.
Public viewing: The gallery will be open for public viewing.
For information on accessing the Parliamentary precinct and accessibility resources, please head to our Visit page.
8:45 AM
Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) Gabrielle Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer Craig Bennett, General Manager, Policy and Regulatory Systems10:20 AM
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) – National Voice for our Children Miranda Edwards, Director Early Years Support, WA John Burton, Executive Director Policy and Research1:00 PM
The Parenthood Georgie Dent, Chief Executive Officer3:25 PM
Outside School Hours Council of Australia (OSHCA) Melinda Crole, OSHCA President
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Monday 8 December 2025
Federation Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne, Parliament Place, Spring Street , East Melbourne, 3002
10:20 AM
Department of Education Tony Bates, Secretary Bronwen FitzGerald, Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood Education Helen Quiney, Executive Director, Quality Assessment and Regulation Division12:00 PM
Ombudsman Victoria Marlo Baragwanath, Victorian Ombudsman Andrew Adason, Deputy Ombudsman, Prevention Corey Stevens, Principal Investigator2:00 PM
Commission for Children and Young People Argiri Alisandratos, Acting Principal Commissioner Meena Singh, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People Emily Sanders, Director Regulation