Amy-Lee Pollard is excited to co-host this year’s Early Childhood Education – Practices and Pedagogy community, continuing her role from last year. With a Master of Arts in Education, she has dedicated her career to education, starting in environmental education in South Africa, where she taught students from preschool to university level about nature conservation. In 2017, Amy became an international educator in China, teaching kindergarten. She has held leadership roles, including Kindergarten Curriculum Coordinator and currently Learning Lead for the Kindergarten grade level. A passionate play advocate, Amy-Lee believes that ‘play is the child’s work’ and strives to implement developmentally appropriate practices in her teaching.