Your Essential Business Partner in Early Education and Care

Absolute Support Training and Resources

“I do not believe you can do today’s job with yesterday’s
methods and be in business tomorrow”

Nelson Jackson

Providing owners and educators with the tools for success.

We believe in delivering personalised services to our clients. We come from years of experience in the early education and care industry and take a hands on approach to achieve shared outcomes. We provide tailored business solutions and training to inspire each member of your team to achieve their very best.

Services

Management
This comprehensive service is ideal for owners who don’t have the time to focus on the day to day management of their service but want to provide a quality service with rewarding results.
Consultancy
Sometimes you just need a little guidance to set you on your way. Our consultancy services work in partnership with your already established management systems and helps owners and managers to sift their way through the National Quality Framework and many other regulations that govern early education and care. We specialise in new build consultancy, including plan layout, with over 20 new build projects over the past 20yrs.
Training
We take an experienced based approach to share best practise and deliver training which motivates learners. Training is tailored across a range of topics. Some of our popular topics include;
- The National Quality Framework – Compliance and Quality
- Motivation, Delegation, Organisation
- Providing Safe Environments
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Reflective Practise – What is reflecting all about?
- Children’s Learning – Documenting, Implementing, Communicating
- Leadership and Governance
- Safe Sleep and Rest Practices
- Child Protection and Child Safeguarding
Compliance
With so many regulations governing our sector the manager of today has many hats to wear. We can provide resources and support focusing on compliance across a range of legislation relevant to Early Education and Care Services.

Mentoring
Mentoring is a powerful personal development tool used to support and encourage leaders to manage their own learning to maximise outcomes. We work with leaderships to set goals and use reflective practice to bring out positive change.
Leadership
“True leaders bring out your personal best. They ignite your human potential” ― John Paul Warren

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” — John Quincy Adams

Our consultants not only provide leadership they work to develop leadership skills in others through consultancy and workshops.
Workplace, Health & Safety
While educators primarily focus on providing safe environments for children we must remember the importance of safe workplaces for adults too. Creating a safe work environment is critical to the success of your business, and is one of the best ways to retain staff and maximise productivity. Though it may cost to implement safe practices and install safety equipment, the effect of not taking action can be severe.

As a business owner you have responsibilities under the Workplace Health and Safety Laws regarding health and safety in your workplace. You need to ensure that your business doesn’t create health and safety problems for your employees, families or visitors. We can assist by working with you to identify current practices and provide support to meet your obligations under current legislation.
Due Diligence
Building or purchasing a service is a big step and you want to get it right. We can assist by investigating and confirming information on your potential investment to reduce the risk of unexpected surprises.

Resources

Resources
We are here to save you time so you can focus on the important things.

Monthly Family Factsheet – each month you receive a factsheet to distribute to your families. Each month we share information on items under the National Quality Framework including a website of the month to help parents in their parenting role. This covers some of the important information to share with families under the National Quality Standards such as safety, learning and development.

Monthly-Parent-Factsheet-Order-Form-2023-Saving-You-Time.pdf

Family-Factsheet-example.pdf

Monthly-Family-Factsheet-Annual-Overview-example.pdf

Service Policies and Forms
Good policies based on recognised authorities are the spine of the service. Our policies and forms are provided in word format allowing you to make changes that meet the needs specific to your service. They act as an information tool for educators and families by providing background information into the reasons behind the implemented procedures. Download our Policy and Form Order 2025

Annual Reporting Schedule – A systematic approach to monitoring educator compliance with policies, safety checks and training. Includes all audit forms and summary record sheet for 12mths. Annual Reporting Schedule Order Form 2025

More About Us

DARLENE WADHAM

Managing Director

Early Childhood Teacher

Darlene believes early education is truly the most important profession in the world, acknowledging that all future leaders and decision makers are influenced by the connection and influence of early childhood educators. She is a passionate advocate for children and the profession as a whole. Starting her teaching career with Education Queensland in 1992 as a Primary School Teacher, and worked in a range of settings including rural and remote services. Her passion for making a difference saw her appointed as Principal for a small school on the Darling Downs in 1999 where she worked in the close community for 2yrs before moving to Early Education and Care in 2001. Her journey has included many roles including General Manager of Tadpoles Early Learning Centres where she was instrumental in the construction and successful operation of 15 services over her 5yr tenure. Seeing an opportunity to support smaller operators, she started consulting for private owners in 2010.

Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Teaching, Diploma of Business (Frontline Management) and Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment. Having been an Approved Provider herself, she is aware of the challenges faced by operators, leaders and educators and is able to guide others based on her experiences. She has numerous contracts for the development of Policies, Procedures and Forms across a number of states to provide a benchmark for best practice. She is currently serving on the Board of ACA Qld to further support the sector to provide quality early education and care in the current climate.

Her passion is for mentoring and delivering training to empower educators and leaders to make a positive difference in the lives of children so that each child has the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Darlene Wadham

Managing Director
Early Childhood Teacher
Telephone: 0488 666 455
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