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There’s only 12 days remaining before the end of financial year (EOFY), so now is the time to secure your ticket to the FDCA National Conference.
To celebrate the end of financial year we’re giving three lucky FDCA members the chance to get a full refund on their conference ticket. Simply purchase your conference ticket by 30 June 2025 and you will go into the draw to have the cost of your ticket refunded in full, valued at $699!*
To purchase your ticket, simply click here.
Everyone wins with Early-Bird pricing!
Purchase your ticket before June 30 and you’ll be accessing your early-bird discount where you save $50 per ticket.
Exclusive FDCA member early-bird pricing for the FDCA 2025 National Conference will end on 30 June 2025, so be sure to secure your ticket before the deadline and save!
Flexible payments still available to members
As an FDCA member, you have exclusive access to a 4-month instalment plan for full conference registration. That means you can secure your ticket today without needing to pay the full amount upfront. But hurry, the instalment ticket option closes June 30.
You can access the member-only instalment option here.
*All FDCA members who have purchased tickets before June 30 will be entered into the draw.
We are pleased to announce that FDCA will be hosting a live Tax Webinar for members on Thursday, 26 June at 6:30pm AEST. Special guest, Ben Mueller, Director and Principal Accountant at FDC Tax will address member questions, provide tax tips and discuss a wide range of tax-related topics.
It’s essential that all small business operators understand their tax responsibilities to ensure compliance, maximise entitlements, and support the financial sustainability of their business. Staying informed about current tax requirements and opportunities is a key part of running a successful and sustainable business. Which means this is a webinar not to be missed!
Where can I watch?
The webinar will be streamed live across a variety of FDCA's channels, including our website, Facebook page and YouTube channel. The links to the webinar on each of these are listed below:
Submit your questions in advance!
FDCA members are invited to submit questions prior to the webinar for Ben to answer on the night. To submit your question, simply click here.
Watch on demand
If you can’t watch the webinar live, don’t worry! A recording will be available via the FDCA Member Zone afterwards. To access your FDCA Member Zone, click here.
Services must provide families with at least 14 days notice before making any changes to the method used for collecting gap fee payments or updating the fee schedule.
When a fee schedule is updated, services must also ensure that each child’s care arrangement is reviewed and updated as needed. The most common arrangement type is the Complying Written Arrangement (CWA).
Each CWA must include:
Services must notify the Department of any change to the care arrangement within seven days, either through the Provider Entry Point (PEP) or via their third-party software provider.
Information on both enrolments and notifications can be found on the Australian Department of Education website.
ACECQA has released a new child enrolment record template to support early childhood education and care services in strengthening their enrolment processes.
These practical resources are designed to help services maintain accurate enrolment records and meet the requirements of Regulations 160, 161 and 162 under the National Regulations.
While services are encouraged to consider using the new template, there’s no requirement to update existing enrolment forms if current processes already comply with legislative requirements.
The enrolment template is available in two formats:
For more information on ensuring compliance with the National Quality Framework (NQF) and suggestions on best practice on collecting information, see the Guidance for child enrolment records information sheet.
To learn more about the NQF visit the ACECQA website.
FDCA is pleased to announce that our new Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks (NCCHC) service is now available at www.fdcachecks.com.au.
We are also excited to be able to continue to offer an exclusive FDCA members-only discounted price of $41.50! Making our NCCHC Australia’s easiest and best-value check for the family day care sector.
To access your exclusive member discount, click here.
Educator members can access their exclusive discounted rate up to 4 discounted checks per year to use for themselves and/or for adults residing in their homes that may require a check. Services receive up to 20 discounted checks per year to use for service management, staff, educators and/or for adults residing in an educator's home.
As your national peak body, we have been supplying Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) accredited NCCHC’s since 2018 and have supported more than 5,000 members with combined savings of over $50,000.
Educators are invited to participate in a new study being conducted by researchers at Deakin University. The goal of the research is to learn more about family day care educators’ sense of belonging to the early childhood education and care (ECEC) profession.
With a lack of national studies related specifically to family day care, educators are often largely unrepresented when policy decisions are being considered relating to national workforce initiatives.
The Deakin University study is designed to address this issue by understanding how you, as family day care educators, feel a sense of belonging within the ECEC workforce.
Share your story by clicking here.
Who can participate?
All early childhood educators working in a family day care setting in Australia are eligible to take part in the survey.
Why take part in the survey?
What’s involved?
If you have any questions regarding this research project, please contact Andrea Nolan at a.nolan@deakin.edu.au.
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