How To Become An Educator

Who can be a family day care educator?

To be a family day care educator you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have a current working with children check
• Have a criminal history record check
• Hold a current approved first aid qualification
• Have undertaken current approved anaphylaxis management training
• Working With Children Card must be in Employee status.

• Have undertaken current approved emergency asthma management training;
• Have, or be actively working towards, at least an approved certificate III level education and care qualification
• Hold insurance against public liability with a minimum cover of $10,000,000.
• The police check must not be older than 6 months.

Shining Stars FDC must read your working with children check and read and consider a current criminal history record check before you are engaged or registered as a family day care educator.

Our service will also ensure that you have, or are actively working towards, at least an approved certificate III level education and care qualification, hold a current approved first aid qualification and have undertaken an approved anaphylaxis management training and emergency asthma management training prior to you being engaged or registered.

There are additional requirements for other adults residing in the home in which children will be educated and cared for.

Your residence or approved venue must be assessed by our service prior to you becoming a family day care educator.