Ongoing support and professional development

Good quality training and professional development is crucial to increase knowledge and skills.

All family day care educators will need to hold or be working towards, at least, a Certificate 3 in Children's Services.

Most family day care services provide a variety of mandatory and professional development training for their educators. Learning must be on-going in order to improve current practices and it is the responsibility of the educator to ensure they access appropriate professional learning opportunities.

Family Day Care Australia also provides a range a services, support and member benefits to members such as:

• A free lisiting on our family day care locator, so as a member you know that families looking for family day care will find you
• Free registration at Family Day Care Australia National Engagement Program forums
• Access to discounted member prices for insurance products, business services and financial services
• Exclusive members only access to resources developed specifically for the family day care sector such as Visions for Quality: Reflecting on Practice and Perspectives on Quality in Australian Family Day Care
• Eligibility to apply for Family Day Care Australia's small grants program, The Excellence Fund (grants up to $7,000)
• Expert early childhood. management and operations phone support for educators and services
• Access to exclusive members only offers from organisations such as 365 Roadside Assistance, Energy Australia and Vodafone
• Access to discounted family day care legal services subscriptions
• FREE Accidental Death/Funeral cover included with individual membership
• A twelve month subscription to our quarterly magazine, JiGSAW – the only family day care specific magazine in Australia – delivered direct to your home or office, valued at $50
• A weekly e-newsletter - Family Day Care Matters
• Access to premium funding arrangements that help you manage your budget by spreading the payments of membership and a range of insurance products when taken together
• The opportunity to participate in the Excellence in Family Day Care Awards
• Loyalty discounts on insurance packages (after 12-months of membership)
• Member discounts to conferences, forums and other family day care events

You can also give Family Day Care Australia a call, on 1800 658 699, and we will be able to assist in your enquiry and point you in the right direction.