What is Family Day Care?
Family Day Care is a natural Child Care choice. It recognises each child as an individual and encourages their development through exploration, discovery and learning, in a family home environment.
What can Family Day Care offer my child?
Family Day Care provides a nurturing, safe family environment in which your child’s discovery and learning is supported by:
- being cared for by a licensed Carer personally selected by you
- programmed and spontaneous play experiences that cater for your child’s individual needs and interest
- socialising in a small mixed age group (siblings included)
- flexible routines that can be adapted to meet your child’s needs
- continuity of care that encourages the building of long term relationships
- the opportunity to be involved in the local community through child focussed excursions
- having a Carer who is part of a national network of Child Care professionals
Who can use Family Day Care?
All Families can use Family Day Care. It is a service that can be tailored to your child care needs for:
- work, study or respite
- part-time, full time care
- before and after school care
- vacation care
- weekend, over night and out of normal hours care
What does Family Day Care Cost?
Carers operate their own individual Family Day Care services, and are self employed, therefore Carers’ fees vary. The Commonwealth Government assists Families with Child Care costs through Child Care Benefit (CCB) and the Child Care Rebate (CCR). For more information contact the Family Assistance Office (FAO) on 13 61 50 or visit their web site:
Family Assistance Office
Who Provides Family Day Care?
Each Carer who operates their own unique licensed service:
- has been recruited and trained and receives ongoing training, support and resources from their professional Co-ordination Unit staff
- is licensed under the Child Care (Family Day Care) Regulations 2006 to provide Child Care in their own home environment and to operate within these Regulations at all times. For more information go to: Department for Communities - Child Care
- operates their own small business
- has been selected for their skills and qualities that are important in caring for children
- reflects the diversity of their local community
- is required to comply with the Policies of their Scheme
- participates in the National Child Care Accreditation System. For more information about this system go to:
National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc.
For more information on becoming a carer go to Career Opportunity
How do I find Family Day Care?
- Family Day Care operates throughout the metropolitan and rural areas of Western Australia.
- Family Day Care Schemes are not restricted to set suburbs /areas, so you may choose to contact more than one Co-ordination Unit.
- When you contact the Co-ordination Unit/s, staff will discuss your child care needs and assist you to find the care environment most suitable for your child. To locate the Co-ordination Units who cover your area: Locations
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