
Debbie McCarthy left her profession as a textile conservator and restorer (initially with the WA Museum and later in private practice) to begin training as a Montessori teacher in 1984. From 1985, she worked as an assistant and relief teacher at Beehive Montessori School and began teaching full time in 1992 after gaining her diploma in Montessori. Ms McCarthy has since completed a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) and Master of Arts in Education (Early Childhood) in 2006.