Educators can find a wide range of information about various aspects of being a Family Day Care Educator and In-Home Care Carer, and Parents can find links to websites that may assist you them with the care of their child, whether it is information about their health, or information about how to claim benefits to reduce the cost of care.
Education and Care National Regulations
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-law-regulations/national-regulations
Family Assistance Office
The Family Assistance Office can help you with the cost of raising children. Some of the benefits available are: Family Tax Benefit A & B, Child Care Benefit, Child Care Rebate, Baby Bonus www.familyassist.gov.au
Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority
The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) is the body that sets the standards for the Childcare Industry www.acecqa.gov.au
Family Day Care Australia (FDCA)
FDCA is Family Day Care’s National Industry Association. FDCA’s role is to support Family Day Care Services and lead the way for Family Day Care in the Australian Childcare Industry www.familydaycareaustralia.com.au
Family Relationships Australia
Provides families with information, support and services to assist families to build better relationships www.familyrelationships.gov.au
Cancer Council NSW
Provides information about how to protect your child when out in the sun www.cancercouncil.com.au
Asthma Foundation
Provides information about asthma and tips on how you can manage it www.asthmafoundation.org.au
Australian Dental Association
Information on how to care for your teeth www.ada.org.au
Immunisation
Information on when to immunise your child, and the types of immunisation available for children www.immunise.health.gov.au
Sids and Kids
Sids and Kids provides information and support for families who are dealing with the death of a child, and it also provides information on how to keep your child safe while sleeping www.sidsandkids.org.au
Kidsafe
Child Accident and Prevention Foundation that provides information and resources on how to help keep your child safe in and around the home www.kidsafensw.org.au
Royal Lifesaving Society
Provides information on how to keep your child safe around water, including pool safety at home www.royallifesaving.com.au
NSW Rural Fire Service
Up to date information about fires around you, access to ‘Fires Near Me’ and fact sheets to help keep you family and home safe in the incidence of a fire. www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
Kids Count
This is an Australia Childhood Foundation Website for parents and gives great information about parenting and child development in a number of languages www.kidscount.com.au
Kids Helpline
Is a free, confidential and anonymous telephone and online counselling service specifically aimed at young people ages 5 – 25 years www.kidshelp.com.au
Beyond Blue
A great resource from Beyond Blue for parents to foster children’s resilience http://resources.beyondblue.org.au/prism/file?token=BL/1810_A
Head To Health
Australian Government Department Of Health Mental Health Resource for Families www.headtohealth.gov.au
Raising Children
Information for parents on child development, families, schools and services in their area www.raisingchildren.net.au
Farm Safe
Providing information for families who live on farms and how to make their farm safer for children www.farmsafe.org.au
Australian Childhood Foundation
The Australian Childhood Foundation works to make children’s safety and welfare a priority www.childhood.org.au
Early Childhood Australia
Information and resources on current issues regarding families and children www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
NSW Family Day Care Association
Provides support and information for Family Day Care Services and Educators in NSW www.nswfdc.org.au
NAPCAN Foundation
The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) seeks to resource and network child welfare professionals and practitioners working to prevent child abuse and neglect from happening before it starts, through the provision of parenting brochures, training, support networks and information www.napcan.org.au
Roads & Traffic Authority
Information on child car restraints, including child restraint fitters and safety on the road www.rta.gov.au
Australian Childhood Foundation
The Australian Childhood Foundation works to make children’s safety and welfare a priority www.childhood.org.au
Bullying No Way
Provides information about what bullying is and how you can help prevent it www.bullyingnoway.com.au
Food Standards Australia
Provides information on Food Safety Standards www.foodstandards.gov.au
National Health and Medical Research Council
NHMRC is Australia’s peak body for supporting health and medical research, for developing health advice for the Australian community, health professionals and governments, and for providing advice on ethical behaviour in health care and the conduct of health and medical research www.nhmrc.gov.au
Australian Taxation Office
Provides information on how to set up a business, pay tax, superannuation www.ato.gov.au
Australian Business Register
Information on how to register for an Australian Business Number www.abr.gov.au
Healthy Kids NSW
Information on providing healthy foods and exercise for children www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au
Go for 2 and 5
A health initiative to encourage children ad families to eat 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables each day www.gofor2and5.com.au
Aussie Childcare Network
This website can be utilised as a resource to network with other Educators, to gather information about children’s development or to find resources to assist with planning children’s experiences www.aussiechildcarenetwork.com
Child Story Reporter
An initiative from the NSW Government to provide information about keeping children safe from abuse and neglect reporter.childstory.nsw.gov.au/s
NSW Police Legacy
The NSW Police Legacy Have recently released the attached Child Safety Handbook. The booklet has great tips for at home and on holidays.https://www.policelegacynsw.org.au/resources/
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