Rate My Professor Lauren Brocki

Lauren Brocki is an accomplished educator and early childhood researcher serving as a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at Southern Cross University, where she has held tutor positions in early childhood education units, including TCHR3001 Early Childhood Matters. Her academic background includes a Masters with Merit in Early Years Education and Childhood Studies, a Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education, Qualified Teacher Status for Primary and Early Years, a BA (Hons), Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, an International Montessori Diploma, and Early Years Teacher Status. Brocki's career encompasses early years teaching, curriculum development, and tertiary education roles across Australia and the United Kingdom. She currently also holds a Lecturer position in the School of Education within the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education at the University of New England.

Her research specializations focus on quality improvement in early childhood education and care, educator qualifications, perspectives of early childhood education and care stakeholders, and Montessori education. Notable publications include Brocki, L. (2025). Child Safety in Early Childhood Teacher Education: Gaps in Australia’s Accelerated Graduate Diploma Programs, Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 50(4), 364-374, which identifies shortcomings in child safety preparation for accelerated graduate programs. Co-authored works feature Brocki, L., Phillips, A., & Price, K. (2025). A UK hack shows Australia needs to be very careful about its CCTV trial for daycare centres, The Conversation; Phillips, A. & Brocki, L. (2025). Blame the business model, not the educators: Rethinking early childhood safety, Linking Research to the Practice of Education, School of Education, University of New England, Vol. 9, No. 2; and Brocki, L., Phillips, A., & Price, K. (2025). Back to basics: Championing paper-based documentation in a digitally cautious sector, The Sector. As a member of Early Childhood Australia, Brocki contributes to advancing professional standards and child protection practices in the field.