Kath Dickson Family Day Care has amazing Educators in the Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Darling Downs regions. 

To Find an Educator that may be able to meet your childcare needs please complete the childcare request form on our website and we will be able to assist you with details of any available vacancies.

The Child Care Subsidy is the main way the Government will assist families with their child care fees.

The amount of subsidy you receive will be determined by the activity test and your annual family income. To find out if you are eligible, and to register, visit:

 https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/child-care-subsidy/how-claim

This can help you to find, estimate and compare payments and services you may be eligible for. Please note that this calculator will suggest all potential payments for you to explore further, based on the information you provide, not just CCS.

Small group settings, one-on-one communication with your child’s Educator with affordable hourly rates, flexibility of hours and days, full access to Child Care Subsidy for all eligible families makes family day care a popular alternative to centre based care.   

Family Day Care provides the most natural setting for the important early childhood years.  Child to educator ratios are very low, allowing you and your child endless opportunities for one-on-one interaction with the Educator. 

Safety standards are strict – all our Educators are visited regularly by Scheme Coordinators to ensure all government regulations and rules are implemented and maintained. our Educators love their work, and we are proud of their commitment to maintaining the high standards we require.

Each Educator operates as an independent Educator, and provides care in an environment that is unique to the service they provide.  For this reason, each one of our Educators independently set their own fees.  Parents are required to discuss the cost of care directly with the Educator

When your educator is planning to take holidays and care is still required You may choose to make your own arrangements with friends or family or you may want the service to offer alternate care. If you do need care, please notify Kath Dickson Family Day as we have a network of registered Educators who may be able to assist you.

An Educator may provide care for a maximum of four (4) children under school age, including their own children. In addition to the four (4) children, educators may provide care for three (3) children of school age (including their own children under the age of 13).

Kath Dickson family Day Care welcomes family involvement within the service. Kath Dickson may use a variety of media to keep families informed of changes happening in relation to legislation or service operations. Your Educator will also share with you any information about your child on a regular basis through verbal communication as well as through the Harmony systems parent portal.

Kath Dickson family Day Care offers approved child care in a home environment. In family day care children develop strong attachments and secure relationships with their educator in a small group setting. Educators develop a program including learning experiences that match each child’s interests and developmental stage, and may include excursions within the local community as well as a wide range of experiences within the home setting, both indoors and out. Experiences on offer are limitless, but a small example would include messy play, dressing up, reading books, cooking, playdough, dramatic play, construction in the sandpit, mud kitchen, swings and slides, ball games, riding bikes and scooters, and much more.

Daily routines are also used as an important learning experience, allowing children to develop self-help skills and to learn to care for their environment.

Educators observe children closely and make considered decisions about how to support each child’s learning, growth and development. The family day care environment provides opportunities and spaces for children to come together and share experiences, improve the development of relationships and reflect the communities and cultures of the children and families.

Educators environments are checked regularly to ensure that are safe and meet the requirement of the service and meet regulation. The Coordinators of the scheme conduct announced an unannounced visits to Educators to ensure these regulations continue to be met.

The National Regulations require approved services to have a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP). The aim of this plan is to help providers self-assess their performance in delivering quality education and care and to plan future improvements. The QIP also helps the regulatory authorities with their assessment of the service. Our Quality Improvement Plan is available on request

The coordination unit is the point of contact 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. The coordination unit works 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.