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Welcome to Family Day Care

A Family Day Care Scheme is a network of experienced and registered educators who provide care for other people’s children in their own homes. Educators have been carefully selected and supervised, and operate under the Education and Care Services National Regulations.

Educators and Coordination Units are accessed and rated against the National Quality Standard to ensure quality and continuous improvement. Children aged between the age of 6 weeks and 12 years are nurtured in a small group setting and through the Educators individualised programming, are encouraged to further develop their skills and knowledge.

For further information on any Family Day Care Co-Ordination Unit within NSW, please call us on freecall: 1800 157 818, press ’2′ and ask to speak to a Project Worker.

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Youtube information clips
2014 Ratio Change petition
2014 Ratio Change Kit
FDC Educator Forum 2013
Handbook/Training Calendar 2013
What to See, Say and Show educator resource
Our Five Year Plan

NSW Family Day Care Association Promotion Clip

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Promotional clip – Arabic subtitles

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2014 Ratio Change petition

The NSW Family Day Care Association has liaised with an online petition targeted at state and federal members of parliament to postpone the ratio change for family day care for at least 2 years, until research has been carried out. You can sign this petition online. It only takes a minute!

NSW Family Day Care Association has developed a ’2014 Ratio Change Kit’ with resources to:

prepare educators, services and families for the 2014 ratio change
bring the issue to the attention of the media
lobby with politicians for an extended transition period of 3 years

The 2014 ratio Change Kit includes a:

Fact sheet for FAMILIES

Fact sheet for EDUCATORS

Fact sheet for SERVICES

Fact sheet with ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

‘How to lobby a politician’ guide

Briefing paper for politicians

List of NSW Members of Parliament

all available to download.

In the meantime, don’t forget to sign the petition online to request an extension of the transition date for the ratio change in order for research to be conducted. It’s really quick and easy.

Next Forum – Coffs Habour

Date: 1 June 2013 Cost: $66
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Venue: Novotel Coffs Harbour Pacific Bay Resor

CLICK HERE TO BOOK FOR COFFS HARBOUR

This one day forum will provide an opportunity for FDC educators to extend their knowledge and network with other educators

Running a successful family day care business and beyond

Keynote Speaker: Sylvia Perdikoris
9:30am-10:25am As a family day care educator, looking after your business and yourself is important in this climate of change. This session will explore business principles and setting your fees with these changes in mind.

Identifying strategies to run a successful family day care business in this climate of change
Increased understanding of fee setting for income security as the ratios change
Promoting yourself as a professional
Communicating your new fees to families

Collaborative partnerships
10:45am-12:15pm

Real partnerships with the coordination unit contribute to a strong, inclusive Family Day Care service. Continuous, honest and open two way communication assists families to feel connected and helps them develop trust and confidence in the service (NQS QA6). There are also times when expectations can be different or when a sensitive issue has arisen. This workshop will give you strategies to respectfully communicate with the coordination unit and families in all situations.

Establishing professional avenues of communication between the educator and coordination unit
Strategies to be able to respectfully communicate and engage in shared decision making

Develop communication techniques that include reflective listening and being assertive to assist in difficult situations.

Guiding Children’s Behaviour
Presenter: Karen Roberts
1:15pm-2:45pm & 3:05pm-4:30pm
This session will focus on a positive guidance approach to children’s behaviour. It positions behaviour with the domain of social development, and acknowledges that children are learning a complex range of skills that continue to develop and challenge people through adulthood. Important aspects include the rights of the child, building positive relationships with children and family members, setting and applying appropriate expectations, supporting children in attaining self-discipline, understanding feelings leading to behaviours, and encouraging alternative behaviours. The session will also be linked to the outcomes in the Early Years Learning Framework.

An Educator Panel
Four educators
1:15pm-2:45pm & 3:05pm-4:30pm
A panel of FDC educators will showcase their FDC service to participants. They will discuss how they provide an active learning environment where children are encouraged to explore and interact.
Also being discussed is how they work in partnerships with families and their FDC provider and how they have embedded the NQF into their programs and routines.For more information on the FDC Educator Forums
please call1800 157 818
press 2 for Family Day Care

Handbook/Training Calendar Feb-Jun 2013

Be sure to get your bookings in early so you aren’t disappointed!

‘What to See, Say and Show’ Educator Resource
Our popular educator resource “What to See, Say and Show” is available again for members and non-members. More than 100 pages link the all the 58 elements of the National Quality Standard to the questions, What would I see, What would I say, What would I show and the EYLF outcomes.