Child Care

12 January, 2020

Regulations

The Early Childhood Industry has seen many changes to regulations that govern the sector. There have been reforms, updates, strategies, frameworks, standards, new legislation not to mention a commission inquiry or […]
11 January, 2020

Occasional care

Occasional Care is a unique child care service that supports families by providing flexible care for children from birth to school age. Occasional Care is care provided for short […]
12 October, 2019

Finding child care

Are you finding yourself on the search for care for your child? Often it can seem overwhelming and challenging. Once the first steps are taken you are on your […]
11 October, 2019

Preschool

In Australia preschool or kindergarten (depending on state) programs are available for a child the year before they start school. For the purposes of this article we will refer […]
11 October, 2019

Family Day Care

Family day care is an approved form of care. This means that the care is provided in the home of a licensed, registered carer. Family day care is a […]
11 October, 2019

Nanny

Employing a nanny may just be the solution for your family needs. Employing a nanny can be a great option as the care takes place in your own home […]
11 October, 2019

OOSH (including vacation care)

Outside Of School Hours (OOSH) care and vacation care is for care for the periods outside of school hours to cater for school aged children. Depending on your family […]
12 September, 2019

What is quality care in child care?

Let’s revisit the question of quality care in early childhood. Getting quality care is the final piece of the puzzle to foster children’s overall development laying the foundations for […]
11 August, 2019

Approved care

Approved care is the most common form of formal care families access. You have two types of care. Registered or approved. A service will be classified as an approved […]
12 July, 2019

Settling into child care

Starting care or starting a new care setting can be an emotional time. Starting care is a big transition. Sometimes parents find it particularly hard to as they are […]
12 February, 2019

What if the tears just don’t stop?

In an ideal world starting child care will be a smooth and relatively easy transition with no tears or worries. Unfortunately, not all children will cope going to child […]
12 January, 2019

Child care checklist for potential services

Starting the search for care for your child can be a daunting task. Not only may you have mixed emotions about placing your child in care you may have […]
12 January, 2019

What to do if you have concerns

If you have a concern about a centre you have every right to raise your concerns and have them addressed. Carers, parents and their environment are the three main ingredients […]
12 January, 2019

Long day care

Long day care is the most common form of formal child care available and utilized. Long day can also be called day care or child care. Long day care […]
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