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Changes to the regulatory requirements on 1st October 2023 prescribed the necessary currency periods for first aid qualifications. Approved Providers have until 1st April 2024 to undertake any necessary training to ensure first aid qualifications, anaphylaxis and asthma management training are current.
The following qualifications are considered current if attained or training was undertaken within the past three years:
Approved first aid qualifications
A qualification relating to emergency life support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) must be completed within the previous year to be considered current.
Certificates should indicate the course completion date and may also include recommendations for refresher training. Certificates may contain multiple units of competency, however currency periods apply to each individual unit.
For more information, visit ACECQA’s website.
This week your last chance to register your National Family Day Care Week picnic and claim your free Picnic Pack with registrations for packs closing Friday 29th March 2024. National Family Day Care Week Picnic Pack will contain:
Registrations for picnics will remain open after this Friday however, you will no longer be eligible for a picnic pack after this date.
Members will be able to use these packs to promote and celebrate their National Family Day Care Week Picnics as we all celebrate the important role family day care plays in the lives of Australian children, families and communities.
Hosting your National Family Day Care Week Picnic with FDCA means that we will publish a media release for your event, sending it to your local media outlets. In gaining media awareness of the event, we hope to further promote family day care within your community and across Australia.
To register your National Family Day Care Week Picnic, click here or on the button below, making sure to include your FDCA membership number in the registration form.
For more information, please click here or visit fdcweek.com.au.
Did you know that so far in 2024 our Family Day Care Locator has generated over 4,150 child care enquiries for FDCA members. That’s over 2,000 leads for FDCA members per month!
With numbers like this, ensuring your Family Day Care Locator listing is up to date is crucial if you want to attract new families to your family day care business, and with every FDCA member having access to a FREE listing there’s no excuse not to get moving.
To help you add some sparkle and polish to your listing, we’ve got some easy to understand, short video guides to set you on your way.
Managing your listing
To get your Family Day Care Locator listing standing out from the crowd, you’ll need to add a little shimmer and shine! This means adding your business name, updating your profile picture and telling your story.
To view a short video on how to manage your listing, click here.
Checking your enquiries
Once your listing is glistening, you’ll need to be ready to respond to care enquiries when they start coming in.
Click here, to see how you can access your Family Day Care Locator enquiries inbox to check, manage and respond to enquiries.
Level up your listing
Once your listing is in tip top shape, we have a range of marketing packages that can help you get your listing to the top of the pops!
There’s too many exciting features to list here, so we’ve created a quick video below that will guide you through all the benefits available across each package that can help you level up your listing!
Click here to find out how you can level up your listing.
Episode nine of the FDCA Online Engagement Series will be streaming tonight (Wednesday, 27 March) from 6.30pm - 8.00pm (AEDT), with our special guest panel exploring the topic of fostering relationships.
Our panel will provide tips, advice and answer your questions covering all aspects of relationships through a family day care lens.
Guests that will be joining our host, FDCA Advocacy and Engagement Manager Michael Farrell include:
Episode details
Can’t make it on the night?
If you can’t make the session on the night, don’t worry! A recording of the episode will be available via the FDCA Member Zone afterwards.
The Family Day Care Australia national offices will be closed from 5pm AEDT Thursday 28th March and reopening 9am Tuesday 2nd April 2024 for Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Should your family day care insurance require renewal during this period or if you need to purchase a new family day care insurance policy, please visit our website. If you need to make an emergency claim, details of how to do this are located on our website.
We wish everyone a happy and safe long weekend!
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