Matshediso is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Education, at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Her current work includes lecturing and supervision of postgraduate students. As an emerging researcher whose interest focuses on Early Childhood Leadership, Management, Curriculum and is passionate about establishing international writing collaborations around ECE leadership; she has published chapters and collaboratively written a chapter with academics from Finland, Germany, Japan, Singapore and United States. She is a coordinator of International Leadership Research Forum in Early Childhood Education (ILRF-EC) at UNISA. She is also involved in inter-institutional research projects (Project for Early Childhood Policy Analysis and Programme Development for Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education). Her experience as Primary School Teacher, ECE Teacher, Deputy Principal, and Senior Education Specialist for ECE in the Department of Education spans over 30 years in the education sector. She has successfully organised an International Leadership Research Forum in Early Childhood hosted by UNISA Department of EC with the support of Colleagues and projects contributions from the departmental projects including SARAECE.