If you are passionate about providing a safe, loving environment in your own home, and have an Early Childhood qualification or willing to study your Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, we would love to chat with you. 

Contact our Coordination team at hello@kdfc.com.au or use the contact me option on the website

Small group, flexibility in setting fees, flexibility of hours and days, full access to Child Care Subsidy for all eligible families.  

Child to educator ratios are very low, allowing endless opportunities for one-on-one interaction with the Educator. Individual programs based on each child’s strengths, needs and interests. 

Support on a regular basis by the services Coordinators to ensure all government regulations and rules are implemented and maintained.

Kath Dickson pays for the third-party software called Harmony web so that Educators can submit attendance records, Document children’s leaning and use to track payments from families.

We also offer Discounted First aid and CPR for Educators who complete this with our Registered training organisation. Once you have been an Educator for over 2 years, this will be for free.

No Application fees for becoming an Educator and no re registration fees.

No obligation consultation in your own home about the benefits of being a family day care educator.

Ability to set your own fees within a set parameter, you can potentially earn more than working at a service depending on hours worked. Tax incentives -claiming your mortgage, rent, electricity, cleaning costs. Save on fuel cost as there is less travel.

No sign-up fees or annual registration fees to be an Educator with Kath Dickson Family Day Care. Being a Registered Educator will also allow you to receive Discounted First Aid when completed by our Registered Training organisation, Discounted Car Restraint checks when completed by a Kath Dickson certified installer.

Kath Dickson also covers the cost of the operating system “Harmony” which we use for recording children’s attendance and documenting children’s learning and wellbeing. 

Kath Dickson Family Day Care – East Coast is rated as “Meeting” the National Quality Standards

Kath Dickson Family Day Care – Metro is rated as “Meeting” the National Quality Standards

Educators decide the activities they would like to do with the children in care are encouraged to include activities and outings into the local and wider communities.  This opportunity extends learning experience and create new social contexts and interactions. Kath Dickson also offers a number of facilitated playgroups to attend so that you can network with other Educators.

The Coordination unit assesses each venue and residence of the service before education and care is provided to children. The suitability of each residence and venue is determined upon completion of the services “compliance checklist”. The suitability of each residence and venue is considered in relation to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of children being educated and cared for by the service are being protected. We aim to ensure that your home will still remain a home environment and find ways to make this safe for children as well as your family home. We have lots of different cost-effective ideas so they can use the areas they would like in your home. Compliance checks are conducted every 6 months.

The coordination unit is central to the operational functioning of the Education and Care Service, supporting the provision of quality education and care. The coordination unit is the point of contact, registration, referral, resourcing, monitoring and support for parents and educators. Coordinators support educators in curriculum decision making, planning for children’s learning and development and in their interactions with families and children. We recognise Educator achievements, we acknowledge this during our face to face visits and service awards.

We have a very knowledgeable Coordination unit and we work in a close partnership with educators to ensure they uphold organisational values and meet requirements set by government legislation. The coordination unit supports educators to participate in ongoing professional development on a range of topics relevant to children’s development and learning. The coordination unit also administers government child care subsidies on behalf of eligible families. Within the coordination unit, team members manage individual programs.

No. Family Day Care educators need to either hold a minimum of a Certificate III in Early Childhood Educator and Care or be actively working towards this Qualification. If you are willing to study, you can still be an Educator.

 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.

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.

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

Yes! We know pets are a part of your family, however, there are some safety requirements around sharing space and supervision.

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.

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.