Amy Rowntree OBE (13 July 1885 – 4 March 1962) was a Tasmanian educationist who introduced kindergarten techniques to Tasmania.

[3] These principles were practiced at the demonstration school[4] and in 1912 to 1913 Rowntree was at Teachers' College, Sydney learning from Simpson.

She said that she gave up some the "joys of womanhood" but she also experienced travel to Europe and North America as part of her career.

In 1957 the Nattyna Heritage Museum opened and she and two of her sisters, Fearn and Milli were the main people who inspired its creation.

[5] Amy became ill in 1961 and after her death in 1962 her sister (and her illustrator) Fearn helped her last books to be published.