LINKS
Download Wynnum Family Day Care Education and Care Service Policy & Procedures
Download Wynnum Family Day Care Education and Care Service Parent Resource Handbook
Child Care Fact Sheets 2011-2012
The Information for families using child care [fact sheet kit] provides you with information about a range of Australian Government services and programs designed to support families including Child Care Benefit (CCB), the Child Care Rebate (CCR), Jobs, Education and Training (JET) Child Care fee assistance, Child Care Services Support program, and Child Care Access hotline.
What assistance does the Australian Government give me for the cost of the child care?
What is Child Care Benefit?
What is Child Care Rebate?
How Much Child Care Benefit can I get?
What is the work, training, study test?
What are my responsibilities to receive Child Care Benefit?
Absences from child care Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate
What is Jobs, Education and Training (JET) child care fee assistance?
Further information is available at www.mychild.gov.au including a Child Care Fee Estimator.
USEFUL LINKS
Australian Childrens Education & Care Quality Authority
ACECQA is a national entity overseeing important changes to early childhood education and care and school age care in Australia. ACECQA has a national focus. They are working to help our early childhood education and care sector, governments and the community prepare to improve the quality of services. ACECQA understands that parents want the best for their children. An important part of this is ensuring that quality early childhood education and care makes a positive contribution to children's learning and provides the building blocks for a brighter future. http://acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework/
Queensland Regulatory Authority
Office for Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education and Training. http://education.qld.gov.au/
Family Assistance Office
Family Assistance Office online services provide families with a secure environment to complete some of your family assistance business. Online services are accessible from your home, office, personal computer or phone. http://www.familyassist.gov.au/online-services/
Playgroup Queensland
Playgroup is an informal session where mums, dads, grandparents, caregivers, children and babies meet together in a relaxed environment. Playgroups are set up and run by parents and caregivers, with children choosing from a range of activities set up to meet their varying needs. Activities at playgroup are either free or low cost. Playgroup can be held anywhere that is safe for children and where groups of people can meet - community and neighbourhood centres, health clinics, women's centres and church halls. In a playgroup, parents and caregivers stay to interact with the other adults; and to play with the children. No child is too young for playgroup. All children from 0-5 years, including babies, love new experiences and benefit from developing sensory, social and communication skills through activities at playgroup. http://www.playgroupqld.com.au/
Family Day Care Australia
Family Day Care Australia is a national peak body which supports, enhances and resources family day care services. Their role is to resource and promote family day care services to ensure the strength and continued growth of the sector in Australia. They are a member-based not-for-profit organisation that works on behalf of their members. http://www.fdca.com.au
Family Day Care Association of Queensland
The Family Day Care Association of Queensland (FDCAQ) has been supporting the child care industry since 1977, playing a significant industry leadership and education role across Queensland, providing support to local services, service users and educators by strengthening networks, providing resources, advice, representation and advocacy, delivering programs and sponsoring services. http://www.fdcqld.org/home
Raising Children Network
The Australian parenting website: comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-15 years. http://raisingchildren.net.au/
Newborn development (0-3 years)
Babies development (3-12 months)
Toddler development (1-3 years)
Preschoolers development (3-5 years)
School age development (5-8 years)
Pre-teens development (9-11 years)
Early Teens development (12-15years)
Healthy Eating and Activity for children
Go for 2 fruit and 5 Veg - The National Go for 2&5 Campaign was launched to provide families with reliable, practical and consumer friendly information on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity to maintain a healthier lifestyle. http://www.gofor2and5.com.au/
What should children eat?
Set a good example and make it fun
Eating away from home
Food Portions
Get Up and Grow - Provides families with practical information and advice to support healthy eating and encourage physical activity in young children. [Family Book] and [Cooking for Children Book].
Translated versions of the Get Up and Grow are available to [download]
Staying Healthy in Childcare
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. http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines/publications/ch43
Healthy Start for School
Healthy Start for School was introduced by the government to help make sure that children are healthy, fit and ready to learn when they start school. If you and/or your partner receive an income support payment at any time during the financial year in which your child turns four, your child is required to undergo a relevant health check. If the health check is not completed, part or all of your Family Tax Benefit Part A Supplement for your child will be withheld. http://www.familyassist.gov.au/payments/healthy-start-school.php
