Director and Educational Leader, Choice Childcare, NSW  

Karthika is an experienced Early Childhood specialist with a history of working in the education management industry.

She has a background in teaching and teaches at TAFE, one of Australia’s leading vocational education and training provider, and Sydney University. She is also a researcher at Sydney University.  

Karthika also works as a trainer and consultant at Community Early Learning Australia with a specialisation in Child Protection issues as well as early literacy and numeracy development.    

Karthika’s current role as Director and Educational Leader of two long day care and OOSH centres in Western Sydney, provides her with the opportunity to work closely with families and other support organisations to service a very low socio-economic area with many refugees and new migrants.    

“All children should have access to early learning, regardless of their parents' or carers work or visa status. I am currently advocating that anyone with work rights in Australia should automatically have access to the Child Care Subsidy system.”