Bowen / Collinsville Family Day Care

Introduction to Family Day Care

Family Day Care is a unique, home-based childcare service providing quality care for children in the homes of registered family day care Early Childhood Educators, supported by a local specialist coordination and resource team.

Family Day Care provides learning and development in a safe, secure and stimulating home environment for infants and children through to teens.

Welcome:

Bowen/Collinsville Family Day Care offers flexible, quality child care in the areas of Bowen, Collinsville, Whitsundays (Proserpine, Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Mt Julian, Shute Harbour), the Burdekin (Ayr, Home Hill, Brandon), Moranbah, Nebo, Innisfail, Tully, Mission Beach, Ingham, Townsville, Magnetic Island and Augathella, for children from birth to teens.

Bowen/Collinsville Family Day Care has been providing child care since 1991 and has been rated as Meeting under the National Quality Standards.

We Offer:

• flexibility
• stability
• educator consistency
• reassurance
• family values
• small groups

Our Service Caters for Families:

• during standard and non-standard hours
• before/after school
• during school holidays
• and when required, overnight and weekends

The National Quality Framework

The NQF introduces a new quality standard to improve education and care across long day care, family day care, preschool/kindergarten, and outside school hours care.

The National Quality Standard (NQS) is a key aspect of the NQF and sets a national benchmark for early childhood education and care, and outside school hours care services in Australia. Safety is paramount all day and every day, every service must comply with rigorous health and safety requirements.

To ensure children enjoy the best possible conditions in their early educational and developmental years, the NQS promotes continuous improvement in quality.

The major benefits for parents and children include:

• improved educator to child ratios
• greater individual care and attention for children
• educators with increased skills and qualifications
• better support for children’s learning and development
• a national register to help parents assess the quality of education and care services in their area.

The National Quality Standard is linked to national learning frameworks that recognise children learn from birth. It outlines practices that support and promote children’s learning.

These Are:

• Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (‘Early Years Learning Framework’)

• My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia (‘Framework for School Age Care’).