Joanne Young

Approved Provider/ Nominated Supervisor

Coordination Team

About Our Approved Provider – Joanne Young

As the Approved Provider of Quality Beginnings Family Day Care, I am committed to creating a supportive, professional, and high-quality early childhood education environment for both educators and families. With extensive experience across the early childhood sector, I am passionate about building strong relationships, fostering excellence in practice, and ensuring every child has access to safe, nurturing, and developmentally rich experiences.

My vision for Quality Beginnings is to empower educators through guidance, training, and collaboration, so they can provide warm, responsive, culturally respectful, and play-based learning programs within their home environments. I believe in transparent communication, continuous improvement, and upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance, and child wellbeing.

Quality Beginnings is built on the foundation that children thrive when educators feel supported, families feel respected, and communities work together. I am proud to lead a service where quality, kindness, and connection are at the heart of everything we do.

Teneil Travers

Educational Leader/ Professional Practice Mentor

I’d like to introduce myself, my name is Teneil, and I’m so excited to be joining the Quality Beginnings team!

 I bring over 28 years’ experience in the early childhood sector, having worked across Long Day Care, OSHC, and as a Family Day Care Coordinator. I have a strong passion for Family Day Care and for supporting educators in the incredibly important work you do every day. I’m deeply committed to children’s learning, development, wellbeing, and the sharing of culture.

 My husband and I have been married for 25 years, and we have lived in the Rockhampton area all our lives. He is a proud Indigenous man who generously shares his culture with our family and community.

I’m also a very proud mum to three amazing boys, aged 22, 19, and 16.

Family is truly where my heart sits ❤️ In my spare time, I enjoy circuiting and crafting, and I value teamwork, diversity, and inclusivity in everything I do.