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Family Day Care

For more than 40 years Waverley Council has proudly offered a unique form of home-based education and care known as Family Day Care, which provides a familiar, safe and secure learning environment with a maximum of four children (0-5 years) in care.

Family Day Care’s small group environment facilitates strong bonds and promotes effective early learning and social development. Waverley Family Day Care is a Child Safe Organisation and a BeYou Service.

Family Day Care educators offers families the convenience of flexible care arrangements during standard and non standard hours (eg school holidays or weekends on request). It provides education and care for children from babies to school age, offering siblings the opportunity to be cared for together.

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  Our Educators

  Family day care educators are approved early childhood education and care professionals who engage in the principles and practices of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and work within the requirements of the National Quality Framework.

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  Enrolling your child in Family Day Care

  The Coordination Unit is the initial contact point for advice and information about Family Day Care. The team will work with you to match your needs with the best education and care environment for your child.

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  Fees & charges

  Fees and charges are based on Council’s pricing policy. Educators set their own daily fee, based on their program inclusions.

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  Becoming a Family Day Care educator

  Waverley Family Day Care is professional supervised care for children provided in the homes of Council-approved Family Day Care educators.