As founder of Smart Start Education, Michelle Tamaro draws upon extensive professional work spanning over two decades in Sydney schools as a Literacy Coordinator and over ten years as a
​University Lecturer at ACU (Australian Catholic University) in Teacher Education.

With a Masters Degree in Literacy Education, Michelle has both local and international experience in designing programs for English language learners. 

Extensive work in whole school spelling development formed the basis of her thesis presented to both the Australian Catholic University and the Catholic Education Office Sydney.

The Smart Start Education programs have been designed in light of this research and experience.
Engaging, stage appropriate, play- based strategies and diagnostic assessment form the structure of our program.

Initially developed in 2013 as an opportunity for her own daughter and a small group of friends to engage in play-based learning activities, Smart Start Education now caters for the Northwest & Western Sydney community and beyond.

Smart Start Education, founded in 2013 now caters for families from across Sydney from ages three to eighteen.
​As an educator, my passion for this program stems from the desire to address the needs of individual children in a supportive, stage appropriate environment.

I believe that we learn best when we feel safe to take risks, challenge ideas and to freely ask questions.

​Our program strives to create a love for learning in children that encourages confidence through a growth mindset. Together, we make mistakes and from this we learn. Together we celebrate individual achievements and from this we learn. A positive start with the intention of creating confidence and a love for learning that will make the transition between Early Childhood experiences and formalised education a rewarding one.