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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? Below, we share a snapshot of just some of the work and initiatives we have in the pipeline to support you in 2025.
The FDCA Learning Hub, which has been developed in partnership with Early Child Australia, continues to deliver invaluable resources and outstanding value to members.
Members can access over 45 contemporary and meaningful professional development modules, all online and available on-demand. The self-paced resources are peer-reviewed by researchers and educators from across Australia, with topic experts translating research into practice and educators sharing examples from their practices.
The FDCA Learning Hub can be accessed via the FDCA Member Zone.
As a member of FDCA did you know that you have access to a dedicated team of family day care experts who are ready to assist you with all your family day care related enquiries?
FDCA’s Member Support Team boasts experience across all levels of family day care and has been carefully assembled to ensure that educator and service members can rest assured that they will be provided with expert advice and guidance when they need it most.
Whether your enquiry is simple or complex, you can contact your FDCA Member Support Team via phone 1800 658 699 or email enquiries@fdca.com.au and know that they’ve got you covered!
In 2025 Australia’s premier family day care event will be held from 23-25 October 2025 at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park.
The FDCA National Conference brings together stakeholders from the family day care and early childhood education and care sector, to connect and discuss key issues impacting the sector.
Keynote speakers will include internationally acclaimed New Zealand neuroscience educator, Nathan Wallis, former Olympian and World Champion, Dr Jana Pittman and Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds.
To get your FDCA 2025 National Conference ticket, click here.
FDCA’s Compliance Dashboard is designed to help approved services easily manage and monitor the status of key regulatory obligations of their educators.
Exclusively available to FDCA Service members via the FDCA Member Zone, the Dashboard provides real-time data on educators' insurance currency status and allows services to track a range of vital information about their educators, including the status of their Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks, Working with Children Checks, First Aid Training, and Anaphylaxis and Emergency Asthma Training.
A short video about how to use the Compliance Dashboard is available here.
The FDCA Member Zone is your one stop shop for administration, professional development, resources and marketing materials.
Exclusively available to FDCA members, the FDCA Member Zone is your gateway to a wide range of member benefits such as:
To access these great resources, simply click here to log into your FDCA Member Zone.
In 2025 FDCA will continue to support service members increase their educator talent pools and engagement with new applicants wanting to start a family day care. FDCA’s dedicated National Educator Recruitment Program will support services find, evaluate and engage the next wave of family day care educators.
Not only will FDCA's recruitment team proactively source potential educators for FDCA service members, but they will also engage directly with services to analyse and assist with their recruitment frameworks and strategies.
If your service would like to book an exclusive one-on-one recruitment consultation for your service with FDCA's National Recruitment Manager, click here.
Staying up to date with the latest industry information and updates is key when it comes to running a business.
That's why we capture the most important information for family day care and send it directly to you with:
You can also stay up to date with the latest information and engage with FDCA via our Facebook and Instagram accounts.
To assist members in the day-to-day operations of their family day care business, FDCA has developed a wide range of resources and factsheets that are exclusively available to FDCA members.
These resources and factsheets include, but are not limited to:
To access these resources and factsheets, enter the FDCA Members Zone here.
As your national peak body and with more than 35 years of experience supporting members and the family day care sector, no other organisation understands the needs of services and educators like FDCA.
FDCA has built a reputation of providing the most comprehensive and extensive insurance coverage in Australia for family day care educators. Which is why more family day care educators trust FDCA’s dedicated team of family day care insurance experts to protect and support their business than any other family day care insurer in Australia.
Our Public Liability policy is best practice in the industry and is underwritten by Lloyds of London, which means we have the financial backing to handle any claim and will be there to support you when it matters most.
Family Day Care Legal Services provides FDCA educators and service members with 12 months of professional legal support to assist you with the legal issues that may arise in your family day care business.
In partnership with multi-award-winning legal specialists Wotton + Kearney, FDCA can deliver affordable, expert assistance for services and educators across Australia, providing peace of mind for members.
A Family Day Care Legal Services subscription offers direct access to legal advice and resources designed specifically for family day care services and educators, for a tiny fraction of the normal cost.
For more information about Family Day Care Legal Services, click here.
FDCA is proud to have been supplying tailored Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Checks (NCCHC), formally known as National Police Checks, since 2018.
During this time, we’ve provided 8,169 checks to members resulting in combined savings of more than $61,267.
Current FDCA members receive discounted rates and new educators qualify for a discount on their FDCA start-up insurance policy.
The Member Engagement Program has established itself as a staple in FDCA’s suite of resources that support members to deliver outstanding early childhood education and care.
Providing members with easy to access, relevant information and creating opportunities to connect with external stakeholders and experts, the Member Engagement Program is designed to provide all members with the ability to connect with FDCA via online or face-to-face events.
To view the catalogue of Online Engagement Series episodes in your FDCA Member Zone, click here.
The FDCA myFDCA app puts a range of your exclusive member benefits in the palm of your hand to access anytime, anywhere for FREE!
Available to members on both Apple and Android devices, the myFDCA App is available to download via the App Store and the Google Play store.
The myFDCA app will allow you to:
To get the myFDCA App today, all you need to do is visit the App Store (Apple devices) or the Google Play store (Android devices) and download the app.
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