Ms Maria Alice Winata holds a Master of Education (Early Childhood) from the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, a Master of Commerce and a Bachelor’s degree of Commerce from Curtin University, and a Diploma in Early Childhood. With 18 years of teaching and leadership experience in a local kindergarten, she has taken positions as Specialist Music Teacher and Vice Principal. She specialises in developing and improving Preschool Music Curriculum Programmes, Ms Alice presented her expertise at the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC) Conference 2014 in Manila, engaging Early Childhood Development Service Providers on Critical Partners in Young Children’s Everyday life.
Specialising in key areas such Motor Skills Development, Music and Movement and Early Numeracy, Ms Alice has contributed actively to teachers’ training at NIEC.