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We are pleased to announce that the FDCA 2025 National Conference will take place in Melbourne from 23-25 October 2025.
Being held at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park the FDCA 2025 National Conference promises to be one of our largest events to date and whether you’re attending purely to expand your own knowledge base or might be tempted by Melbourne’s wealth of food, culture and attractions, we have no doubt this will be a conference not to be missed!
All your professional learning needs under one roof
The FDCA 2025 National Conference will deliver a wide range for professional learning opportunities in the one setting! Whether you’re an Educator, Coordinator, Educational Leader or Service Manager, you can be sure that we’ll have the content you’re looking for.
Create a network and build life-long friendships
You might come for the content, the food, the shopping or to see Nathan Wallis, but we know that one thing the FDCA National Conference builds is life-long friendships. The conference will give delegates the unique chance to network with family day care professionals from across Australia and catch up with friends from conferences past.
Payment plans available
To ensure that all members have the best possible chance to attend the conference, we will once again be offering payment plans exclusively to FDCA members. A ten-month payment plan is currently available to members, this means members can choose to purchase their conference ticket outright or across ten convenient payments.
To secure your early-bird ticket, click here or on the button below.
We're proud to announce that Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds, will be joining the FDCA 2025 National Conference as a keynote speaker!
As the National Children’s Commissioner, working for the Australian Human Rights Commission, Anne advocates for the rights of children, ensures children can participate and have a voice in decisions and policies that impact them, and provides a coordinated approach to the protection of children’s rights in Australia.
Anne previously served as the Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies and for 23 years was a chief executive of government and non-government organisations focused on research, policy and practice in child and family wellbeing.
As a psychologist Anne has worked extensively in frontline practice, including child protection, domestic, family and sexual violence, mental health, child and family counselling, parenting education, family law counselling, and community development.
Anne currently contributes to several expert advisory groups, including the Family Law Council, Australian Child Maltreatment Study, NSW Domestic and Family Violence and Sexual Assault Council, National Plan Advisory Group (NPAG), and the Australian Centre for Child Protection Advisory Board.
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to be inspired by one of Australia’s leading advocates for children, find out more about the rights of children and how we all have a role to play.
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