About

Amy is a registered and qualified family day care provider for over 10 years. Her focus is on providing an environment of creativity and adventure where children are provided with the resources to allow them to explore their imaginations, experiment and engage in.

Amy’s Family Day Care offers the highest level of care and education for children in a warm, caring, nurturing and safe environment. We strive to create a feeling of acceptance and sense of belonging, which enables each child to feel safe, valued and cherished. We believe that children learn as they explore, discover, make, create and imagine. We value constructive play as a tool for learning through our natural environments.

We believe that early education should be meaningful and stimulating, and it’s our aim to provide your child with the tools they need to be successful in every aspect of their lives.

What does Amy’s Family Day Care Offer?

Large Indoor play room with an extensive range of play & educational resources such as art and craft, music, books/reading corner, games and puzzles, activity sets, home corner, blocks and train sets to encourage literacy, numeracy, multiculturalism and physical activity
Weekly excursions including library visits, playgroup, visits to local parks or other community venues
Excursions to engage in a range of experiences including the zoo, museums, Aquarium, animal farms, fire station
Large outdoor adventure area with cubby, sandpit, swings, ladders/climbing forts, play kitchen, water tables, veggie gardens, soft fall climbing area & ride on toys encourage fine and gross motor skills
Separate and quiet sleep room
Separate meals area
Huge enclosed verandah to allow for all weather play for the children
Fully air-conditioned and heated centre
Regular updates and parent communication
Supplies provided: Wipes, tissues, nappy creams, sun cream, bedding, all play equipment and materials

Why choose Family Day Care?

Family Day Care is an approved form of child care that is provided in the family day care educators own home. 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. Educators are registered with a family day care service that is responsible for approving, supporting, training and advising its educators.

Children get to form a close relationship with the same consistent educator everyday
Small group setting- only four preschoolers in care allowing plenty of one on one care and attention to each child's individual needs
Children to work closely and actively together in a small group where they develop strong friendships; confident self identities; resilience
Siblings can be cared for together, all in one location
A comfortable, safe and more familiar home based learning environment
Individualised learning programs for the children
Excursions within the community such as the library, parks, and playgroup sessions
Families work in partnership with educators to ensure children’s cultural background, interests and strengths are celebrated, shared and enhanced
Greater flexibility with hours of care such as evenings, before/after school, during school holidays and in some cases overnight and weekends

How is family day care monitored for quality?

Family daycare is approved under the Education and Care Services National Law act 2010 and the Education and Care Services National regulations 2011.

Amy is registered with Cheeky Pandas Family daycare scheme. The Scheme is responsible for recruiting, training and providing ongoing support to the educators and ensuring the educator meets all the legal and safety requirements of providing the service. They make regular visits to the family day care visits to monitor the children’s progress and to provide support.

Early Years Learning Framework

The Early Years Learning Framework is an early childhood curriculum framework, which will guide educators in developing quality on education programmes. The framework describes the principles, practice and outcomes to support and enhance young children's learning from birth to five years, as well as their transition to school. This will help ensure consistency in the delivery of learning programmes around Australia.

The Framework also has a strong emphasis on play-based learning as play is the best vehicle for young children’s learning providing the most appropriate stimulus for brain development.

SERVICES

FAMILY DAY CARE

CHILD CARE

CERTIFIED

First Aid
CPR
Anaphylaxis
Asthma & Epi pen training
Victorian Police Check
Working with Children Check

QUALIFICATION

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care