Insurance for Family Day Care Services

Family Day Care Australia is your national peak body for family day care which is why we care more about family day care - it’s why we’re here.

So we’re excited to provide you more value and more cover.

With 30 years experience representing, supporting and promoting family day care we know what’s important to you.

With the strength of a national membership we’re able to negotiate great pricing and products, and we’re passing the savings directly on to you.

Family Day Care Australia provides exceptional cover and the protection you need and, what’s more, we offer $0 excess on claims and this could save you hundreds in the event of a claim.

To get a quote or for more information call 1800 658 699 or email serviceliaison@fdca.com.au.

Insurance Types

We offer a number of products that are designed to cover the needs of your business. For approved family day care services FDCA offers:

• Public Liability Insurance
• Management Liability Insurance
• Property and Business Interruption Insurance (email for an application form)

Public Liability Insurance Starter Packs are available for new family day care services

For new family day care services, we also offer a "starter pack" for Public Liability Insurance at reduced prices.

Membership has benefits!

As your not-for-profit national peak body, your membership plays an important role in sustaining our efforts in promoting, supporting and advocating on behalf of the family day care sector.

Some of the benefits of service membership include:

• Exclusive FDCA Member Zone access which is an FDCA member's our one stop shop for professional development, resources and marketing materials
• Access to the Compliance Dashboard for services, which not only provides a real-time data on educators' insurance currency status, but allows services to Services to track a range of vital information about their educators, including the status of their National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks, First Aid Training, and Anaphylaxis and Emergency Asthma Training.
• Access to the Family Day Care Australia/Early Childhood Australia Learning Hub, which includes over 45 modules
• Access to the myFDCA App
• ‍24/7 access to the FDCA Online Engagement Series via the FDCA Member Zone for professional development at your fingertips
• On demand phone support to assist you with the day-to-day business of family day care
• Members-only resources and content available via the FDCA Member Zone to support you in your work
• An annual subscription to JiGSAW magazine – the only family day care specific magazine in Australia – delivered direct to your home or office, valued at $35
• A subscription to Family Day Care Australia's weekly e-newsletter and bulletins to keep you up to date
• Access to discounted family day care legal services subscriptions
• Professional development resources such as the Short Guide to Early Childhood Pedagogy and the Critical Reflection Poster
• Access to discounted member prices for insurance products, including loyalty discounts on insurance packages (after 12 months of membership)
• FDCA's exclusive members only Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check service
• Opportunities to attend conferences, forums and other family day care events to connect with members from across the country
• Member discounts to conferences, forums and other family day care events, like the FDCA 2025 National Conference

Click here to download a membership application form.

As an FDCA member, you receive all the benefits of membership PLUS significant discounts on your Public Liability Insurance policy. For this reason we include service membership with your Public Liability Insurance policy.

Public Liability Insurance is available without membership however a non-member rate applies. If you have further questions in relation to FDCA’s insurance products or would like to arrange cover, please call 1800 658 699  or email memberservices@fdca.com.au.

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Disclaimer

Family Day Care Australia ABN 93 094 436 021 AFSL 329 616 receives commission and fees for arranging insurance products. For full details see our Financial Services Guide (FSG). Because we don’t know your financial needs, we can’t advise if these insurances will suit you and we do not take into account your personal circumstances. The information we provide is general in nature only. You should consider your needs and read the Policy Wording before making a decision to buy this insurance. Please call us on 1800 658 699 for a copy of the FSG and Policy Wording.

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