Useful Websites
Department of Human Services: Family Assistance, Childcare Benefit, Childcare Rebate
Department of Education: Belonging, Being, Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework
Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
A national entity that oversees important changes to early childhood and school age education and care
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Information on staying healthy in childcare and preventing infectious diseases
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
My Child
Lists all long daycare services in Australia, including information on each centre’s fees, vacancies, contact details and quality ratings, as part of the National Quality Framework
Care for Kids
Australia’s most comprehensive directory to find, compare and contact a huge range of childcare services
Kids Safe
Current news and events, information sheets, resources and program information to help keep children safe
Raising Children
Resources for parents on birth to teenage years
Bub Hub
Online forums about children and parenting and info on local Early Childhood Health Centres. Free to join and packed with practical advice
Kidspot
Games, activities and recipe ideas, plus parenting advice and info on child-friendly events across Australia
A great school holiday activity resource
MCA Kids & Families
Explore all the great activities at the Museum of Contemporary Art with your child
Tresillian
Local sleep clinic for parents with restless children
Early Childhood Australia (ECA)
The peak early childhood advocacy body for young children
Australian Childcare Alliance
A not for profit representing 70 per cent of commercial long daycare services in Australia
Managing Angry Feelings in Children
A useful ebook for teaching developing self control and dealing with behaviours such as biting
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
Australian Parenting Network
Info for parents from a partnership of Australia’s leading early childhood agencies
Parenting and Child Health
Practical health info for parents
Nifty Benefits Childhood Nutrition Guide
Nutrition information for children based on the American dietary guidelines.