Family Day Care Australia
Family Day Care Australia is a national peak body which supports, enhances and resources family day care services. Our role is to resource and promote family day care services in Australia and work with the Government to ensure the strength and continued growth of the sector in Australia. We are a member-based not-for-profit organisation that works on behalf of our members.
Vision
An innovative and influential national peak body valued by its members
Mission
We champion excellent family day care.
Values
Respect - understanding differences, acceptance, acknowledgement, valuing other people's models of the world.
Teamwork - cooperation, compromise, humour, friendships, helping others if we can, going in the same direction, commitment, being flexible.
Trust - reliability, confidentiality, doing the right thing, belief that people will do what they say and to the best of their ability.
Communication - actively listening, politeness, tactfulness, understanding, respectfulness, compassion, negotiation, taking in what people say.
Honesty - being truthful, trusting, being open, taking responsibility, being accountable.
Equity/Fairness - being just, balanced, no favouritism, no disadvantages.
Work Ethic - doing all it takes, dedication, accuracy, recognition of strengths, building improvement, being positive, continuous improvement, commitment, doing our best.
History
Family Day Care Australia was formed in 1988 to provide effective advocacy and promotion of the family day care program across Australia. Our purpose is to influence social policy and give the family day care community a national, cohesive voice.
We are a member-based financially independent organisation, which:
- provides information, policy advice and advocacy
- promotes family day care as a quality child care choice and career option
- offers an extensive range of products and services to our members
Family Day Care Australia is an apolitical, independent national body that supports the traditional family day care model of a central coordination unit working in partnership with educators, families, service operators and local communities.
