What is family day care?

Family day care is approved child care that truly focuses on each individual child’s development, while providing high quality early learning in an educator’s own home.

In small groups, children will enjoy a natural approach to play and discovery, and form genuine lasting bonds with their qualified and passionate early childhood educator, while you will enjoy peace of mind knowing your child is happy in a nurturing, natural and flexible home learning environment.

When choosing care for your child, Mount Isa Family Day Care isn’t just the right choice — it’s the natural one.

How is it similar to centre based child care?

• Family day care provides early childhood education and care services for children across Australia.

• Mount Isa Family day care operates under the same National Quality Framework (NQF) as other forms of child care; incorporating National Regulations, National Quality Standards educational frameworks and an assessment and ratings process.

• Parents are eligible for Child Care Subsidy (click here to get an estimate).

How is it different to other forms of child care?

• Your child’s education and care is provided by an individual educator who is an early childhood education and care professional, operating within their own home.

• Our educators work with small groups of no more than four children under school age at any one time. 

• Our educators work with Mount Isa Family Day Care which is a government approved service that carries out regular visits to monitor the children’s individual development and provides support.

• Mount Isa Family Day Care is a non for profit organisation run by a committee which is elected by our educators and volunteers.

About Mount Isa family day care educators

Mount Isa Family day Care educators are 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.

In order to provide a safe educational environment for children, there are requirements for all our educators to:

• Be registered with Mount Isa Family Day Care service which is a government approved family day care service.

• Hold or be actively working towards a Certificate Ill level education and care qualification.

• Meet national quality standards which include maintaining quality individualised learning programs, safe and hygienic learning environments, record keeping and qualifications.

• Maintain current first aid and CPR certificates and training in the emergency management of asthma and anaphylaxis.

• Maintain a clearance for working with children including all residents of the house hold.

• Participate in regular support and monitoring visits conducted by Mount Isa Family Day Care.

• Attend training, meetings and workshops periodically to maintain currency of skills and knowledge.

• Maintain current public liability insurance coverage.