Resources

Quality Area 1 - Educational program and practice

• Transition to School: Information for early childhood education and care services (nsw.gov.au)
• Quality improvement kit - NSWFDCA resources
• FDC Critical Reflection in Practice - Poster
• FDC Critical Reflection Companion Resource
• Program, practice, assessment and planning - resources (ACECQA) - click on the 'resources tab' - various articles, self-guided learning packages, videos, links and information sheets

   

Quality Area 2 - Children's health and safety

• Staying Healthy - Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services
• NSW Health initiative Munch and Move - supporting the healthy development of children birth - 5 years
• Be You - Beyond Blue - knowledge, resources and strategies for supporting mental health and wellbeing in children and young people
• NSW Family Day Care Australia resources (go to 'FDC for Educators' menu at top ribbon)- including great spaces / safe places and child safe resource kit
• Red Nose safe sleep - including 'Family Day Care' tab - Safe sleep practices in Family Day Care settings
• Swimming Pool Register
• Health and Safety - resources (ACECQA) - click on the 'resources tab' - various articles, self-guided learning packages, videos, links and information sheets
• Child Safe Standards and core components - poster (Office of the Children's Guardian) - search for 'Child safe standards' and select 'child safe standards' topic AND 'brochures, flyers and posters' document type under "filter resources" - includes posters in 7 languages
• SAFE series - link to training in the protective behaviours program (Office of the Children's Guardian) - check for current opportunities and availability
• SAFE series - teaching children about protective behaviours (Office of the Children's Guardian) - resources to support implementing the protective behaviours program
• Planning for adequate supervision - infographic (ACECQA)
• I'm Alert Food Safety - is a free, online food safety training program that includes the basic food safety principles and allows users to tailor the training to meet their needs.  Designed for "food businesses", however, the principles apply to any food handling. (you will need to sign up as a new user)
• Products | Product Safety Australia – Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Product Safety Australia – link to product safety information, including recalls
• Supporting the mental health of children: Online program (familydaycare.com.su)

Quality Area 3 - Physical environment

• NSW Family Day Care Australia resources - to support health and safety, physical environments and sustainability
• Lake Macquarie Council Resources - to support environment and sustainability
• Design, and Use of physical environments, including sustainability - resources (ACECQA) - click on the 'resources tab' - various articles, self-guided learning packages, videos, links and information sheets

Quality Area 4 - Staffing arrangements (including professional standards)

• Family Day Care Resources 'Your home, your business' 2-part series - e-learning (have to be a member) - fdca.ecalearninghub
• ECA Code of Ethics
• Staffing arrangements, including educator wellbeing, and professionalism - resources (ACECQA) - click on the 'resources tab' - various articles, self-guided learning packages, links and information sheets
• New Rights of the Child Poster - NAPCAN - UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Your Wellbeing Matters! (fdca.webflow.io) - information and tips for FDC educators

Quality Area 5 - Relationships with children

•  Relationships between educators and children, AND relationships between children - resources (ACECQA) - click on the 'resources tab' - various articles, self-guided learning packages, videos, links and information sheets

Quality Area 6- Collaborative partnerships with families and communities

• Narragunnawali - support to develop environments that fosters knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contributions
• NSW/ACT Inclusion Agency
• Supportive relationships with families, and collaborative partnerships, including transitions and inclusion - resources (ACECQA) - click on the 'resources tab' - various articles, self-guided learning packages, videos, links and information sheets

Quality Area 7 - Governance and leadership

• National Quality Framework (ACECQA) - including links to National Law and Regulations, National Quality Standards and approved learning frameworks EYLF and MTOP + Educator Guides
• Guide to the National Quality Framework (ACECQA)
• Compliance mini-video series - CCS (Australian Government) -including children who are on holidays, educators who are not providing care, caring for relatives - the less than 50% rule, reporting actual attendance times and more
• NSW Family Day Care Australia resources - compliance
• Family Day Care Educator Compliance Guide (ACECQA)
• Governance and leadership, including continuing improvement and educational leadership - resources (ACECQA) - click on the 'resources tab' - various articles, links and information sheets

• Lake Macquarie Family Day Care Philosophy(PDF, 119KB)