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This coming Monday 5th May marks the beginning of National Family Day Care Week!
National Family Day Care Week from 5-11 May, is about recognising and promoting the important role family day care educators and services play in the development and wellbeing of more than 71,000 children across Australia.
During the week we’re asking all of our members to share your photos on social media using the official hashtag, #fdcweek25. This helps raise the profile of family day care and highlights the unique benefits of the small group settings, personalised educational programming and flexible hours of care that family day care provides.
The annual celebration generates nationwide media, highlighting the many unique benefits of family day care and positioning our sector as a high quality, flexible early childhood education and care option for Australian families.
For programming ideas during National Family Day Care Week visit the FDCA website here. A range of resources are also available to download from the FDCA website, by clicking here.
If you’re a Canva user, you can download new customisable National Family Day Care Week templates that you can use on social media. To access these templates, click on the links below:
By using the Canva templates and official hashtag, #fdcweek25, on social media you’ll help us raise the profile of family day care.
Policies and procedures are more than just a document - they form the legal foundation for consistent, safe and high-quality practice.
When implemented well, they underpin service delivery, provide certainty to families and support staff and educators in understanding their roles and responsibilities by clearly establishing professional standards and expectations.
One of the most common breaches in family day care settings relates to Regulation 170: Policies and procedures to be followed. Under this regulation, the approved provider must take reasonable steps to ensure that the nominated supervisor, staff members and educators are aware of, understand and follow the required policies and procedures outlined in Regulations 168 and 169.
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Yes, you can charge for a public holiday if it falls on a day you would normally provide care and your service’s policy allows it.
With the FDCA 2025 National Conference fast approaching, now is the time to secure your full registration ticket. Don’t miss the must attend family day care event of the year!
To help you secure your ticket and pay later, the 6-month payment plan is a great option. This means you can lock in your all access full registration ticket now and pay over the next six months without having to worry about missing out. But hurry, this payment plan is closing today!
Only a limited number of full registration tickets are available, which means if you don’t want to miss out on our best value ticket that includes all access to the Welcome Function, Conference and Gala Dinner, you need to secure your ticket soon.
To access the members-only payment plan, click here.
Following on from extensive consultation with members, in early March 2025 FDCA submitted a Request for Election Policy Commitments for the Family Day Care Sector to Australia's major political parties ahead of the 2025 federal election and asked them to respond. The Election Policy Commitments document provided Australia’s major political parties with a range of targeted initiatives and opportunities that will better leverage the capacity and unique strengths of the family day care sector.
In the past weeks, FDCA CEO Andrew Paterson has held a number of face-to-face meetings with the Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, Minister for Early Childhood Education, and Ms Angie Bell, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education, to discuss the election policy commitments and emphasise the importance of supporting viability and investment in family day care.
FDCA has now received responses from both the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Liberal National Party (LNP). No response was received from the Greens. Please note: the LNP provided a response in letter form only rather than a response to the form provided.
To view the responses please click on the links below:
Please take the time out of your busy schedule to be informed ahead of the upcoming election regarding what the major parties are willing, or unwilling, to commit to for the family day care sector before you cast your vote!
If you missed last week’s Family Day Care Pre-Election Forum, a recording is now available to view on the FDCA website.
Hosted by Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) CEO Andrew Paterson, the forum features The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, Minister for Early Childhood Education and Angie Bell MP, the Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education.
The forum explores how the next Australian Government can leverage the capacity and unique strengths of the family day care sector to better meet the needs of children, families and communities across Australia.
To view a replay of the forum, click here.
FDCA offers more than just great public liability insurance to protect your business. We have a range of options to protect your home, your vehicle and you!
We also offer Family Day Care Legal Services through our partners, Wotton & Kearney, to provide you with top tier legal advice and peace of mind.
Wotton & Kearney are one of the undisputed leaders in the legal services industry, with specific expertise in the provision of family day care and over 340 specialised lawyers operating across Australian and New Zealand.
Trusted by educators and services for over 35 years, click here or call 1800 658 699 to find out more about how FDCA has got all of your business needs covered.
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