Excellence in Family Day Care Awards

Nominations are open!

Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) is excited to announce that nominations are open for the 2025 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards!

The Awards celebrate the amazing work done by educators, coordinators and services all across the family day care sector who help to deliver high quality early childhood education and care to Australian children.

As the only national awards program in Australia that focus on family day care, the Awards highlight the benefits of the nurturing, natural approach to early education and care that family day care provides.

To nominate an educator, coordinator or services, select from the buttons below.
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Key Dates

• Nominations open - 13 May 2025
• Nominations close - 12 June 2025
• Submissions close - 29 June 2025
• Regional winners announced - 2 September 2025
• Star award winners announced - 9 September 2025
• National finalists announced - 16 September 2025
• National winners announced - 25 October 2025

‍Did you know that during its history the Excellence in Family Day Care Awards has...

• Received over to 48,500 nominations
• Produced more than 1,325 positive media stories about family day care
• Generated more than $1.5M worth of positive media for family day care
• 1,300 awards presented to educators, coordinators and services

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