For your reference and information.
We have provided some valuable links for you in regards to Childcare and Family Day Care.
Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority.
We provide national leadership in promoting quality and continuous improvement in early childhood education and care and school age care in Australia.
Qld Health to COVID-19. Feeling sick? Stay home. Get tested
Medicare, Centrelink, or Child Support – Contact Us
A list of all contact phone numbers for all things Medicare, Centrelink or Child Support related. Useful all-in-one page.
Assistance to help you with the cost of child care.
Australian Government Department of Education, webpage relating to Early Childhood matters.
The National Law and National Regulations outline the legal obligations of approved providers, nominated supervisors, and educators and explain the powers and functions of the state and territory regulatory authorities and ACECQA.
An organisation dedicated to advocating for quality, social justice and equality in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years old.
Under the National Law and Regulations, services are required to base their educational program on an approved learning framework.
The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a high national benchmark for early childhood education and care and outside school hours care services in Australia.
The NQS includes 7 quality areas that are important outcomes for children.
Services are assessed and rated by their regulatory authority against the NQS, and given a rating for each of the 7 quality areas and an overall rating based on these results.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service (ATSICHS)
The blue card system is a key prevention and monitoring system of people working with children and young people in Queensland
Queensland Government Department Education, Training and Employment.
Starting Blocks provides parents with information about early childhood education and care.
Family Day Care Australia is a national peak body which supports, enhances and resources family day care services.
Family Day Care Queensland Association
As the state peak body for Family Day Care in Queensland they aim to build the capacity of the Family Day Care community by assisting Services, Educators and Families.
The Indigenous Portal brings together key strategies, programs and initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people across the spectrum of education.
The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia
Qld Department of Health
The mychild.gov.au website is Australia’s online child care portal. On this website you will find information on different types of child care and how to get assistance with the cost of child care.
Queensland Government – Department of Child Protection
Health workers are often involved in providing services to children, young people and adults who have parental/carer responsibilities in relation to children and young people. We have a legislative responsibility to protect children.
Early Years Health Development
The Early Years Health website has a range of information about children’s social and emotional well-being, children’s development and communication; healthy eating and physical activity; and other health and safety guidelines
The Australian parenting website: comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-15 years.
Staying Healthy in Child Care provides simple and effective methods for minimising the spread of infections for many common childhood diseases encountered in child care organisations and the home.