GoodStart is a not-for-profit organisation that was established in May 2010 by Mission Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence, the Benevolent Society and Social Ventures Australia to acquire and run 661 ABC Learning Centres.
Ms Davison comes to Australia’s largest childcare operator from a long career as a health services administrator and senior public sector executive, including five years as the chief executive of Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide and eight years in senior executive roles with the NHS in the UK.
Ms Davison was most recently the Chief Executive of WorkCover SA where she successfully moved the organisation’s focus to enabling clients to return to work and steered significant associated legislative change.
She is the Chair of Catherine House, a not-for-profit working to solve women’s homelessness with sustainable, long-term solutions, is a board member of the Territory Insurance Office, NT, and has previously held a number of other non-executive roles.
“The GoodStart Board is delighted that Julia is taking up our offer to become Chief Executive,” Mr Crawford said.
“Her experience in successfully bringing together stakeholders from disparate organisations and sectors at times of significant organisational change makes her uniquely suited to taking the helm at GoodStart.
“Whether it has been running a large hospital or at WorkCover SA, Julia has been able to strike that important balance between social and economic objectives for the benefit of clients or service users, while ensuring different groups are able to participate in the decision making process.
“Julia is joining GoodStart at a key time, with many exciting initiatives and changes occurring both across the sector and within our organisation.
“GoodStart is in a solid position in our ninth month of operating over 660 ABC Learning Centres, with increasing occupancy rates and healthy surpluses reinvested back into the business, while government reforms are focusing on improving those all important outcomes for Australia’s children.
“The Board is confident Julia is the right person to manage that continued growth at this time of change.”
Ms Davison said she was excited by the opportunity and was looking forward to meeting as many of the parents and staff as possible at local ABC Learning Centres around the country.
“I’m delighted to have the chance to work in one of Australia’s most interesting organisations at a time when there is so much opportunity,” Ms Davison said.
“GoodStart is a unique organisation with a strong, committed staff providing quality childcare to more than 75,000 children every week, families who have a strong connection to their centre, and a Board and management team with a fantastic vision for transforming childcare in this country.
“I’ve always prioritised working in areas where I think I can add public value, and I know that will be the case as I move into the role at GoodStart.”
GoodStart’s vision is for Australia’s children to have the best possible start in life through the provision of high quality, accessible, community-connected early learning and care.
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