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This Saturday, 23 November, 2024 we will be celebrating the incredible achievements of educators, services, service staff and coordinators from the past year who have been recognised in the 2024 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards.
Taking place at the Parkroyal Parramatta, the Excellence in Family Day Care Awards Gala Dinner, will see the presentation of a range of awards, including Regional and Star Awards, along with the National Finalists presentations and announcement of the Coordinator, Service and Educator National Winners.
For updates and to watch the live stream of the National Winner announcements, please head over to the FDCA Facebook page, National Winners will be announced at approximately 9.25pm AEDT.
A massive congratulations to everyone who was nominated in this year's Awards, and good luck to everyone on the night!
For the full list of award winners, please visit our website.
Every year, World Children's Day is celebrated on 20 November, marking the date that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted.
This year is the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – a special moment where governments (including Australia) agreed on 54 different rights that every child under 18 years old should have to live a safe, healthy and happy life.
On World Children’s Day, UNICEF Australia encourages children of all ages to make some noise about the issues that matter most to them and this year, it’s a matter close to our hearts – child rights.
For more information on World Children’s Day click here.
We're excited to have 20 tickets to exclusively give away to FDCA members to Maggie Dent’s “Mothering our Boys - A guide for anyone raising boys” seminar, taking place in Lakelands on Saturday 30 November 2024.
To claim your free ticket, simply be one of the first 20 FDCA members to email marketing@fdca.com.au with the subject line Maggie Dent Giveaway.
In this seminar, one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors Maggie Dent explores the power of parenting our precious boys in a warm, firm, fair and fun way from birth to adulthood. A mother of four sons herself, Maggie draws on research and personal experience – and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker – to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys.
Despite the name, this seminar is useful for all parents (mums and dads), carers and educators of boys aged from birth to late teens, to help build a better understanding of the importance of cooperative intimate relationships.
Event details
Date and time:Saturday 30 November 2024, 10.00am - 12.00pm
Location: The Lakes Theatre, Catalina Drive, Lakelands, WA
Entries close on Friday, 22 November at 11.59pm AEDT.
ACECQA’s National Quality Framework (NQF) Snapshots provide an overview of the education and care sector, including progress on and results of quality assessment and ratings against the National Quality Standard (NQS).
Produced quarterly, NQF Snapshots are a useful way to stay up to date with sector trends.
For the family day care sector, the latest NQF Snapshot shows a steady increase in quality ratings, with 73% of family day care services meeting or exceeding the NQS (up from 68% as of 1 year prior).
This increase can be observed across the board, with the overall percentage of services rated as meeting or exceeding jumping to a new record of 91%. View the full Q3 2024 Snapshot here for more information.
Thanks to all those who shared their expertise in our recent Family Day Care Brains Trust call out.
The scenario for this month was: Jane has an eighteen-month old child who has just started care and is having trouble being away from their parents, particularly at drop-off. The separation anxiety can continue throughout the day and it’s bothering other children. What are some strategies that Jane could put into place to help the child and parents?
Some of the strategies that were put forward included:
Look out for the full responses on the FDCA Facebook page tomorrow.
The Commonwealth Department of Education offers a range of courses on its Geccko online learning platform, tailored for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector. Among these is the Overview of Family Assistance Law and National Law course.
This course is ideal for providers and educators seeking to strengthen their understanding of the legislative frameworks governing ECEC services in Australia. Participants will explore the roles of government in the administration of ECEC, key aspects of the Family Assistance Law and the National Law, and how to identify the similarities and differences between them.
All Geccko courses are self-paced and are accessible via tablet, computer/laptop or mobile phone. Certificates of completion can be downloaded upon completion.
You can find out more about and register for Geccko here.
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