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5 February 2025

Have your say - What do you want from the next Australian Government?

Don't miss your final opportunity to have your voice heard and help inform the policies and regulations that affect and govern our sector!

FDCA is seeking input from members in relation to the development of a number of key policy requests, relating directly to the family day care sector, for the major Australian political parties in the lead up to the next federal election.

To complete the survey and have your say, please view the email that was sent to members today (Wednesday 5 February 2025).

From your feedback, FDCA will develop a set of election commitment requests, communicate the requests with the major parties and provide you with the feedback of what the major parties are willing, or unwilling, to commit to which will assist in informing your decision at the next federal election.

The survey questions are based on areas that have been flagged by members as priority areas over the past 24 months, alongside issues that FDCA has identified as important for the ongoing viability of the sector nationally.

If you have already completed the survey, thank you for adding your voice.

FDCA 2025 National Conference - 8-month Payment Plan Ending Soon!

Are you looking to secure your FDCA 2025 National Conference ticket now and pay later? If the answer is yes, be sure to act now to get your ticket with our exclusive 8-month payment plan before it’s too late!

Developed exclusively for FDCA members, our payment plans are designed to assist members manage their cash flow while securing their conference ticket early via simple monthly instalments. 

Our 8-month payment plan is a popular ticketing option for members but is only available until the end of February.

With conference tickets being strictly limited, don’t miss your opportunity to secure your ticket today to the biggest event on the family day care calendar for 2025, the FDCA National Conference.

To access the payment plan and find out more about the FDCA 2025 National Conference, click here.

FDCA - Promoting You in 2025

FDCA's Mission is to REPRESENT, SUPPORT and PROMOTE the family day care sector in delivering high quality early childhood education and care to more Australian children.

So, what is FDCA doing for members in this coming year to achieve our Mission?

Yesterday we shared the second instalment of a three-part series of bulletins outlining initiatives, projects and resources that support the delivery of FDCA’s Mission. The bulletin shared a snapshot of just some of the work and initiatives we have in the pipeline for promoting you in 2025.

To find out how FDCA is promoting members in 2025, click here.

Safer Internet Day 2025

Taking place on Tuesday 11 February 2025, Safer Internet Day is a global day of action bringing communities, schools, organisations and families from more than 180 countries together to raise awareness of online safety issues and work towards a safer internet.

The eSafety Commissioner leads the day in Australia and is calling on all Australians to help make the internet a safer, and more positive place.

To find out more and sign up as a supporter of Safer Internet Day, visit the eSafety Commissioner website.

Access over 45 professional learning modules with the FDCA Learning Hub

Did you know that as an FDCA member you are able to access more than 45 professional learning modules via the FDCA Learning Hub at no additional cost!

Through our partnership with Early Childhood Australia, one of Australia’s most respected early childhood professional development organisations, FDCA members can access the FDCA Learning Hub via their FDCA Member Zone at any time.

Some of the most popular modules on the FDCA Learning Hub include:

  • Child Safe Organisations - National Principles
  • Partnerships with families
  • Documenting and assessing children’s learning
  • Belonging, Being and Becoming: the Early Years Learning Framework (V2.0)
  • eSafety Early Years: We MAKE and DO with technology

‍Accessing the FDCA Learning Hub

As an FDCA member, simply log into your FDCA Member Zone and navigate to the “Learning Hub” subheading, where you’ll be taken to the Learning Hub home page to access your free professional learning modules.