Nomination Criteria
Family Day Care Australia is celebrating excellence in family day care by recognising outstanding services across the country.
We want you to tell us why your service deserves to be recognised. You may wish to consider:
- How does the service support you in delivering quality outcomes for children?
- How does the service engage educators and work collaboratively?
- Does the service undertake any unique or innovative approaches in educational practice or business management?
Selection Criteria for Supporting Submissions
Submissions for the Excellence in Family Day Care Awards should reflect on the past 12-months only and provide as many practical and specific examples as possible.
Submissions received by services will be evaluated on the following questions being addressed:
- Over the past 12 months, what has shaped the vision for your service and what values have guided your decisions and actions?
- What steps does your service take to continuously improve the quality of your family day care service?
- Please share examples of how your service fosters supportive relationships with service staff, educators and families, and meaningfully engage with the wider community.
- Share an example of something that your service has done in the last 12 months that you are most proud of and how does this reflect what makes your service unique or special?
Additional criteria for the Star Awards
The Emerging Star - The winner of the award must have commenced operating family day care service no earlier than 1 January 2020.
The Perpetual Star - The winner of the award must have been operating as a family day care service for a period of at least 15 years.
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