GENERAL RESOURCES
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT
NSW Family Day Care Association provides support to the Family Day Care (FDC) and In Home Care (IHC) sectors nationally. Our aim is to support and promote high quality programs and environments for children by developing the skills and knowledge of Family Day Care staff and educators.
If you have any questions related to your Family Day Care or, if you are looking for suitable training or professional support, reach out to our team below.
PD IN YOUR POCKET
PD in your Pocket is a professional development program for FDC educators. Choose how to engage, whenever you have the time.
This program has been funded through the NSW Government’s Sector Development Program.
GREAT SPACES, SAFE SPACES
Resources to help educators meet Quality Area 2 (Children’s Health and Safety) and Quality Area 3 (Physical Environment).
Peak Training
NSWFDCA is here to support and promote high quality programs and environments for children by developing the skills and knowledge of educators. PEAK Training is a Registered Training Organisation, offering nationally accredited and recognised training qualifications as well as professional development workshops for all service types in early education and care. We equip learners with the academic skills and knowledge required to experience the joy of working within the childcare industry.
PEAK Training is the training and education arm of NSW Family Day Care Association and is accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and registered under the relevant legislation for RTOs under the 2015 National Standards. (RTO Number 90869)
We provide training to the entire early education and care sector.
ASSIST PROGRAM FOR ALL EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES
NSW Family Day Care Association has been supporting education and care services for over 40 years. We know how complicated it is to operate a service which is why we have established Assist! – a support program for education and care services.
We have specialist experienced advisers that can help you when you need support.
Think of Assist! as the program that puts an expert on your team.
ASSIST Existing Services
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ASSIST New Services
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NATIONAL QUALITY FRAMEWORK
The National Quality Framework (NQF) provides a national approach to regulation, assessment and quality improvement for early childhood education and care across Australia, including Family Day Care services.
It includes a National Law and National Regulations, a National Quality Standard, an assessment and quality rating process, and national learning frameworks.
SHOP
One of our most popular resources is a guidebook that links all the 58 elements of the National Quality Standard to the questions, ‘What would I see? What would I say? What would I show?’
Visit our online shop to order.
NSW HANDBOOKS
Child Care Provider Handbook
The Child Care Provider Handbook is written for providers of early learning and child care who are, or are interested in applying to be, approved under Family Assistance Law.
The handbook provides information for providers to assist them to understand the processes relating to approval, enrolment of children and payment of Child Care Subsidy and Additional Child Care Subsidy. It outlines a provider’s obligations and responsibilities as part of those processes and as part of their ongoing approval under Family Assistance Law.
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Guide to ACCS (child wellbeing)
The Guide to Additional Child Care Subsidy (child wellbeing) contains information for child care providers and services involved in the administration of ACCS (child wellbeing).
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MANDATORY STANDARDS
From the 1st of March 2009, the mandatory standards for folding cots were introduced and apply to the supply of new and second-hand folding cots. Some of the key requirements of the mandatory standards include: no inflatable parts, minimum height measurements which apply to the sides or ends, positions of features which might be used as footholds, mattress requirements, child-proof locking mechanisms and safety markings.
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WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK
You can find detailed information plus the associated costs on the Office of the Children’s Guardian website:
PRODUCT SAFETY
Prams and strollers
The complete guidelines are available via this link: