Family Day Care Educator
Why Become a Family Day Care Educator
Becoming a family daycare educator means gaining the flexibility to choose your own pathway and build a rewarding career. You will do this while working in a role doing the things that you love. You’ll be running daycare services from your own home and providing education and care for local children. You’ll also have a team of experienced and passionate childcare specialists helping you along the way. While it’s similar to running your own business, you’ll have the support of our team along the way.
Convenience In Working From Home
Many people who decide to become home-based family day care educators are already working in the early childhood education sector, often at a center. For many, the shift to home-based care is greatly received. It means they have the freedom to develop a flexible working schedule, and not have to deal with a daily commute. They also have the flexibility to develop their learning content and engagement activities, that comply with the National Quality Framework.
There are so many benefits to running a family day care service in your own home. From flexible hours to professional development opportunities, the role is what you make it.
Join the Educators At Let’s Go Family Day Care
Why Join Let’s Go Family Day Care?
In addition to a competitive rate, you will be mentored by a team of professional educators who can support and advise you, and you will have access to professional development opportunities and Let’s Go resources, all of which can help you to provide high-quality care and educational programs for children, whilst developing your professional skills.
What Makes Great Family Day Care Educator?
At Let’s Go we are committed to providing children with a safe, nurturing learning environment. So, to work with us as a family daycare educator we require applicants, and others over 18 who live in the household, to hold a current Victorian Working with Children Check and police check. All our family day care coordinators are also required to be trained in CPR, asthma, and anaphylaxis management.
You will have also completed a relevant qualification, such as an approved Certificate III qualification in Early Childhood and Care. We want to work with passionate, committed educators who are dedicated to helping children learn and grow. They will be able to provide them with a safe, nurturing environment to do so. By requiring the above of applicants, we can assure parents that our educators meet the highest industry standards.
In addition, basic bookkeeping skills will be required, to maintain customer records, issue receipts, record relevant information about individual children, and so on.
If you are interested in working with us, then please fill out this online application form. After reviewing your application, we will get back to you with the next steps required for joining our team. Hopefully, this is the beginning of your career as a family daycare educator. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Contact Us
0402 315 332
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the role of a family day care educator?
Your day involves meals, activities, and rest times plus building good relationships with kids and their families. You’ll need some basic bookkeeping to track records, receipts, and notes about each child in your care.
Can I choose my hours as a Family Day Care Educator?
Our Let’s Go educators team up with families to find hours that work for everyone. Some do regular hours, others help shift workers, or take casual bookings based on what fits your lifestyle and local families.
What is the difference between child care and family day care?
Family day care educators have more flexibility to develop their own learning content and activities while still meeting National Quality Framework requirements. You get the benefits of running your own business while having ongoing support from your coordinating scheme like Let’s Go.
Do Family Day Care Educators get help with paperwork and administration?
Our team helps you navigate compliance requirements, quality assessments, and educational programming. You’ll need some bookkeeping know-how for daily records, but you won’t tackle the tricky admin stuff by yourself. Our team backs you up and helps you figure things out as you go.
What kind of activities do Family Day Care Educators provide for children?
Family day care educators come up with fun learning activities that mix education with play. You’ll work on language skills, arts and crafts, physical activities, and social development based on what each child enjoys and where they’re at.
You’ll organise activities inside and outside that meet National Quality Framework standards. Think nature walks, craft time, story sessions, cooking together, and pretend play that helps kids learn and develop at home.
Thinking about becoming a family day care educator? Call Let’s Go Family Day Care on 0402 315 332 to learn more about joining our supportive team of passionate educators.