Childs is currently the chief executive officer of Pure Data Centres Group Ltd,[3][4] following her role as UK Change Director at National Grid plc.

Most notably Childs was the first female Senior Engineering Officer (SEngO) on 216 Squadron and the first female Officer Commanding Engineering Wing (OC Eng Wg) at RAF Waddington where she was responsible for the operational maintenance and logistics of Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft based there.

[7] From Gatwick, Childs moved to Merlin Entertainments plc[8] in 2016 and established a new central engineering function covering the governance and standards for the global portfolio of over 120 theme parks and attractions.

She won the CBI and Real Business First Women Award in Tourism & Leisure[11] in 2013 for being the first female head of engineering at a major International airport.

[12][13][14] In 2014 she was bestowed with an honorary Doctorate of Science by Staffordshire University in 2014 in recognition of her notable contribution to mechanical and aeronautical engineering in her then-current role at Gatwick and throughout her career with the RAF.