We are looking for Educators!
Family day care educators are approved, early
childhood education and care professionals who engage in the principles and practices of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and work within the requirements of the National Quality Framework.
Update: our limited supply area grants are only available for another 6 months! If you want to take advantage of this - don't delay!
Family Day Care Australia is pleased to share the recent news that family day care services dominated the announcement of the Australian Government’s Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) “limited supply grants”.
The CCCF grants provide funding to support new Family Day Care (FDC) premises:
•In areas experiencing disadvantage in regional and remote areas of Australia.
•Where there are no or limited similar services.
CCCF grants provide establishment and capital support funding and aim to:
•Set up services in communities experiencing disadvantage in regional and remote areas where there is a gap in the supply of approved services.
•Help providers build capacity and operate sustainably.
•Increase the number of children from areas experiencing disadvantage in regional and remote areas accessing early childhood education and care (ECEC).
•Enable local workforce participation by increasing access to ECEC.
Alice Springs Family Day Care was successful for 10 Grants to open new services!
5 in Larapinta (includes Larapinta and parts of Araluen) and 5 in Ross (including Kilgariff)
If you are living in these areas, are willing to open a new Family Day Care Service, have or are working towards the Early Childhood Education and Care certificate III (minimum) and are willing to commit to FDC as a rewarding career full time working from home with, please reach out today!
*Conditions apply
Educators earn an income by providing care in their own homes for small groups of children and are supported by the Coordination Unit. The Coordination Unit assists families and Educators with the placement of children, provides training and resources to Educators, and information to families who use the service.
Alice Springs Family Day Care is always seeking interest from people who are creative, energetic and want to be part of a professional childcare team.
Pre-service training is provided, along with ongoing professional development and support.
If you have a desire to run your own business from home and are seeking a personal and professional challenge, this could be the career choice for you!
We require Educators who can provide either full-time care, part-time care, shift work, evenings and weekends. Those interested will need the following prerequisites:
All these expenses are tax-deductible, and the cost will be recouped quite quickly once you start caring.
Please contact us on (08) 8952 3406 or email: manager@asfdc.org.au to arrange an interview and to ask any questions you may have. Find out more about running your own Business from Home and click the button below:
Alice Springs Family Day Care Board of Management 2025
Chairperson
Stuart Ord
Vice Chair
Heidi Kudrenko
Treasurer
Amos Wala
Secretary
Michelle Allen
Public Officer
Nicole Waters
Who can become a member and who it is open to:
Alice Springs Family Day Care has a constitution that has been approved for use by the Northern Territory Government, Department of Justice, and Business Affairs.
Under the constitution individuals are required to register as ‘members’ of the organisation in order to have voting rights at general meetings, and to be able to nominate to be a member of the Board of Governance. Being an Approved Educator or family does not automatically provide membership..
Membership of the Association is open to:
All parents or guardians of children who, from time to time, are receiving care under the Family Day Care Scheme as operated by the Association.
All active Educators Approved with the scheme.
Any person who is interested in furthering the objects of the Association, subject to approval of the board of governance.
To apply to become a member of the Association a person must complete an ‘Alice Springs Family Day Care Inc. Membership Form’
b) The form must be signed by the person applying and another member of the organisation.
The board will then consider the applications for membership at the next available board meeting and must accept or reject the application at that meeting or the next.
There is no cost involved in becoming a member.
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