Yes. Due to recent changes in legislation, family day care educators must hold a minimum of a Certificate III in Early Childhood Educator and Care. In addition, all FDC educators must hold a current First Aid, Asthma, Anaphylaxis and CPR qualification, Blue Card/Working with Children Check and Police Check.

It depends! It is your own business so you can set your own fees, within a set parameter, and the hours that you work. You will save money on fuel as you are not commuting to work, and there are also tax incentives to running your own business. There are no sign-up fees or annual registration fees to be an educator with Kath Dickson Family Day Care. We offer discounted First Aid training through Kath Dickson Institute, our registered training organisation, and discounted car restraint checks by our certified installer. We also cover the cost of the ‘Harmony’ system which you will use for recording children’s attendance and documenting children’s learning and wellbeing.

You will be supported throughout your family day care journey by the Kath Dickson Family Day Care coordination unit, the approved provider. We will give you with the initial family day care training, as well as all forms, documents, and checklists to help run your business. You will be allocated a coordinator who will visit you regularly to offer support and mentoring, as well as to ensure that environments are safe and meet the requirement of the service and government regulation. We will support you in curriculum decision making, planning for children’s learning and development, and in your interactions with families and children. We also offer discounted or free first aid training and professional development opportunities.

No, but you will be required to obtain written permission from your landlord to operate with us.

We come and assess each residence before education and care is provided to children, and every 6 months thereafter. We use a ‘compliance checklist’ to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of children being educated and cared for by the service are being protected. However, we also understand that this is your home, and we have lots of cost-effective ideas to ensure compliance as well as maintaining your home environment.

Yes! Educators can care for a Maximum of 7 children, four children preschool age or under. This Ratio includes the educator’s own children younger than 13 years of age if there is no other adult to care for them. 

Yes! We know pets are a part of your family, however, there are some safety requirements around sharing space and supervision that we can work through with you.

Yes! You will be required to have a pool safety certificate and other specific policy around swimming must be adhered to if using during family day care hours.

Your start time is guided by you as our initial training is self-paced and can be completed online in the comfort of your own home. The Coordination team will support and guide you with every step of the way.