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Karin is a Bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teacher with more than 20 years in the sector, from the classroom to running centres. She joined Burleigh as Campus Manager in September 2026, and what stood out to her straight away was the community: long-standing families and a genuine connection between educators, children and parents.
Karin has spent more than 20 years in early childhood education, working as an Early Childhood Teacher, Educational Leader, Assistant Centre Manager, Acting Director and Centre Director. Through every one of those roles, her passion has stayed the same: quality early childhood education, strong teams, and environments where children, families and educators feel valued and supported.
Begins her career as a Bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teacher.
Takes on the Educational Leader role, guiding the educational program.
Moves into centre management as Assistant Centre Manager, Acting Director and Centre Director.
Joins Little Scholars Burleigh as Campus Manager.
Ask Karin and she'll start with the community. Burleigh has long-standing relationships with its families, and a genuine connection between educators, children and parents.
Then there's learning beyond the classroom. Through the campus's Bush Kindy program, children explore natural environments, take risks and investigate the world around them. And through the intergenerational program, the kindergarten children visit Odyssey Aged Care every week, building relationships with older generations along with empathy, confidence and a sense of belonging.
"There is a real sense of belonging here, and it's something I'm passionate about continuing to build on."Karin Hill
Burleigh took part in a Queensland Government health initiative for kindy children, which included a visit from the Minister for Health. For Karin, what stood out wasn't the event itself. It was seeing the team come together, support one another and take pride in their environment, their relationships with the children and the work they do every day. Burleigh is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, and moments like this show the team behind it.
Karin's role is varied: overseeing daily operations, supporting educators and the leadership team, maintaining quality and compliance, supporting the educational programs and mentoring educators. Just as much of it is working closely with families. Here's how she answers the three things they ask about most.
For Karin, settling in is about relationships. The focus is on helping each child build a genuine connection with their educators, and on making sure families feel comfortable asking questions along the way. Long-standing relationships between educators, children and parents are one of the things that stand out most at Burleigh.
A mix of learning experiences, outdoor play and extracurricular opportunities. That includes Bush Kindy in natural environments, visits to Odyssey Aged Care for the kindergarten children, and visits from local professionals and organisations for gardening, health and wellbeing programs, sport and allied health services.
Families want to know about their child's learning, development and daily experiences, and the team keeps them informed on all three. Karin wants every family to feel comfortable asking questions, and to know the team genuinely values their input and involvement.
Burleigh has a wonderful community feel, and many families have long-standing connections to the area and the campus. Learning regularly reaches beyond the campus, and the community comes in too:
The visits to Odyssey Aged Care are a particularly meaningful part of the program, giving children the chance to connect with residents and build relationships across generations. Since joining, Karin has seen how much Burleigh families value community, relationships and experiences beyond the classroom.
She wants families to feel comfortable asking questions, so bring the whole list. Book a tour of Burleigh and see the community for yourself.
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