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Become a family day care educator with Windermere

Work from home, enjoy flexible hours and have one-on-one interactions with children.

What is Family Day Care?

Family day care is a flexible and highly personalised early education and care service operating within the homes of qualified educators.

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What makes Family Day Care different?

• Care is delivered by one educator.
• The service is provided in the educator's own home.
• Family Day Care has a small group setting with limited number of children (seven in total with a maximum of four preschool aged and under, at any one time).
• A Family Day Care operates under an approved service provider like Windermere.

Educator qualifications

Educators must have a minimum qualification of Certificate III in Children Services.
First aid training is also required before starting your family day care.

Benefits of Family Day Care

• Choose your own hours and work in the comfort of your home.
• Care for your own children in your Family Day Care (your children are included in the ratio of children in your family day care).
• Develop your own program content in line with the National Quality Framework.
• Higher earning potential than centre based care with earnings up to (or sometimes more) than AUD 120,000 a year.
• Access tax incentives for working from home.

Why choose Windermere as your service provider

• We manage finances so you can focus on nurturing relationships and doing what you love.
• If you work, you get paid – it’s been our practice for many years to pay our educators for the hours worked even if their families haven’t paid.
• We have been an accredited and trusted Family Day Care provider for over 20 years.
• Our experienced Educational Program Coordinators support you throughout your journey with a strong focus on compliance and safety. 
• Our Family Day Care team bring diverse sector and community service experience and are passionate about your success.
• We offer business, marketing and admin support to help you run a successful Family Day Care.
• We provide networking opportunities with other educators to help you build your business.
• For further networking and professional development opportunities, we run an annual educator conference and other exhibitions.
• We provide emergency support 7 days a week.

We are an award winning and accredited service provider delivering support to nearly 100 educators.

We are looking for Family Day Care educators in Victoria including in the following local government areas (but not limited to):

If your area is not listed, please speak to someone from our team on 1300 946 337 for further information.

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We are with you every step of the way

Becoming a family day care educator is a big decision. As an accredited and experienced service provider, we ensure you have ticked all the boxes to set up and run your family day care business smoothly.

• We make sure you are kept up to date on all relevant Family Day Care regulations and legislation.
• We manage all payments from your families leaving you to do what’s important – build relationships with families and nurture children in your care.
• We make sure you are paid on time.
• We provide access to support and training as needed.
• Once you submit your application, we are with you every step of the way.

Is Family Day Care the right choice for you?

Still have questions about Family Day Care? Here are a few more resources to help you answer any questions.

• What does a Family Day Care educator do?
• Frequently asked questions on Family Day Care
• Visit our page on Family Day Care

We are here to help

Reach out to us with your questions.

Contact the team on 1300 946 337 or enquire using the form below.