Faculty

Cara Lee holds a Master of Education (Early Childhood) from the National Institute of Education, Singapore, and a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Wheelock College, Boston. With more than 20 years of experience, she specialises in leadership, curriculum and pedagogy and educator development. Cara received the Outstanding Kindergarten Teacher Award in 2010 and a series of ECDA Innovation Awards for quality learning spaces, project-based learning, and an induction and mentoring toolkit for educators. Her professional contributions include ECDA Beanstalk leadership articles, conference presentations and moderation roles, sector masterclasses, curriculum training and media engagements with a variety of operators and national stakeholders. Since 2024, she has also been appointed as an ECDA Fellow. Most recently, she co-presented a leadership masterclass for NTUC First Campus and wrote a Beanstalk article on trust, respect and empathy in parent-preschool partnerships.