SEEC Celebration Night 2026

We recently held our annual SEEC celebration night for all centres to come together at a nice venue to celebrate their achievements as amazing educators. As a first-time attendee, I had a great time, and everything exceeded my expectations.

We took photos in the garden, had an icebreaker game, and then had trivia while sitting with teams at different tables. The buffet was lovely, and we enjoyed it even more when we got to chat to people from not only our centre but also other centres. Then we had the award presentation, where some educators’ hard work became officially recognised. After dessert, we had entertaining performers to interact with us, followed by a dance party.

Despite the drizzle outside, it was a fun Saturday night to remember.

Thank you to Margaret, Antonela, Ann-Marie and Sultana for organising this special event for all of us, and thanks for the thoughtful gifts!

Written By

Zula, NEEC’s Educational Leader

SEEC Celebration Night Awards

Thank you to all the families and staff for your team award votes and contributions. We are happy to announce that the awards for 2026 went to:

10 Years of Service Award For 10 years of loyal service and commitment to Sydney Early Education Centres Sunita
10 Years of Service Award For 10 years of loyal service and commitment to Sydney Early Education Centres Yi
5 Years of Service Award For 5 years of loyal service and commitment to Sydney Early Education Centres Isabella, Madeline & Winnie
Advocacy for Children Award For being outstanding in promoting and defending children’s rights, best interests, safety and wellbeing Selina
Community Learners Award For being outstanding in your commitment to action research of evidence-based best practice Josh
Excellence in Action Award For being outstanding in your commitment to Sydney Early Education Centres and navigating change effectively Mel
Inclusive Practice Award For being outstanding in ‘respecting and seeking diverse perspectives, knowledge, and individual and group strengths’ Dulini, Alice, Pauline
Innovation in Education Award For being outstanding in your commitment to ‘seeking quality improvements and educational change in innovation’ Prabhleen, Zula, Jessica
Innovation in Education Award For being outstanding in your commitment to ‘seeking quality improvements and educational change in innovation’ Prabhleen
Integrity Award For being outstanding in ‘building trust, being open, honest, and demonstrating integrity’ Sunita, Brooke, Sophie
Leadership Award For being outstanding in ‘enacting leadership in positive and purposeful ways’ Rama, Jono, Vivian
Team Player Award For being outstanding in ‘working collaboratively with and supporting others to achieve goals and positive outcomes’ Isabella, Vaishali, Bobby