Above and Beyond Consulting has emerged from my journey in the sector of Early Childhood Education. Hello, I'm Stella Stead. I am an advocate for early childhood and a mother to a beautiful six month old. My Early Childhood journey commenced in 1997. Throughout the past twenty years I have worked in both the private sector in Long Day Care and Community based services.

Above & Beyond Consulting is about empowering educators to be the best they can be. When I meet clients, many have been in the role for many years and looking for new ideas and perspectives, whilst other clients are new to the role and are not sure the skill set required to be successful in the role. First and foremost, it is about happiness. Anything that we choose to do in life should be because we want to. Not just for the money, not for the status, but because it brings you pure joy. I always ask my clients; ''Are you happy?".

My passion is to inspire and empower educators to be the best they can be

Above and Beyond Early Childhood Consulting aims to teach leaders to be authentic in their roles. I work with my clients to be authentic in their roles as leaders, whether it be as a Nominated Supervisors or as the Educational leader of the service. Leadership is about creating more leaders, not followers. The key to a happy and effective team is to have leaders who are confident, competent and humble in their roles. Leaders who will take the initiative and lead the way for continuous improvement. The sessions are led by material from :

The National Quality FrameworkEarly Years Learning FrameworkEducation and Care Services RegulationsCurrent research and topics of the Early childhood sector