Chris Hutchinson

Chris is a senior consultant and trainer in the Parenting and Early Years team at the Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF). Her background is in early childhood working for many years in long day care as a qualified educator and centre co-ordinator and then some 10 years teaching and assessing early childhood students through the TAFE system and in private enterprise. Chris was involved in parent education as a private practitioner for four years working directly with parents supporting them in their parenting role before joining ACF.

At ACF Chris works with families in the Bringing Up Great Kids (BUGK) suite of parenting programs and in training early childhood educators and other professionals in BUGK, Trauma Informed Practice and other specialised areas as requested. She contributed to the rewrite of BUGK in 2018 and has been involved in developing adaptations of the BUGK program as well as numerous training packages for early childhood educators and other professionals working with the under 5’s.

Outside of work Chris is an avid camper along with her husband, children and grandchildren, she also loves cruising and travelling around the world. Chris loves renovating and reading and, when time permits, you will find her in the kitchen cooking up a storm.