SUMMER REPLAY: Mental health and wellbeing in early childhood education with Be You consultant Nicole Lees

About this episode

Alex and Sophie discuss mental health and wellbeing in early childhood education with consultant Nicole Lees.

(Originally published Nov 2023) Alex and Sophie are in conversation with Nicole Lees. Nicole is a consultant for Be You with Early Childhood Australia. Nicole’s background includes educator and leadership roles, consultancy and research. She spent several years working in the education sector in Japan and South Korea. Nicole’s experience in early childhood education across three different countries highlighted the significance of a sense of wellbeing. To follow this interest, Nicole und...

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex, Sophie

Guest: Nicole Lees

Topics covered

• mental health
• wellbeing
• early childhood education
• consultancy
• international experience

Keywords

• mental health
• wellbeing
• early childhood
• education
• consultant
• international experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Be You, Early Childhood Australia

Places: Japan, South Korea

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