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Start up costs
include any home maintenance or changes required to meet safety
requirements, equipment and materials and registration costs.
Note: All costs are approximations at the time of publication however
they are subject to change without notice and should be considered as a
guide only.
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Home Environment
Costs
to consider are:
· safety
fencing
· gates
on stairs
· fire
alarms
· enclosure
for pets
· removal
of garden hazards
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· children's
tables/chairs
· storage
· car
seat restraints
· cots/prams/mattresses
· books,
craft materials, toys for different ages etc
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Registration and Training
· Annual
Registration Fee $230.00
approx
· Public
Liability Insurance $600.00
approx
* Platinum
including Family Day Care Australia membership, Legal Plan Family,
personal Accident Insurance for Children
Can
be paid in fortnightly installments
· Induction
Training Course $250.00
approx
* includes
Training Manual, practical placement & other resources
· Senior
first Aid $145.00
approx
· Medical
Certificate
(if requested)
$50.00 approx
· Police
Check $30.00
approx
* note that
there will be additional costs for police checks for people residing in
the home over the age of 18
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Family
Day Care Start Up Payment -
(Welfare
to Work Participation)
Family Day Care Start Up Payments are
intended to assist individuals with Welfare to Work
participation requirements. Individuals will be able to
contribute to the workforce by becoming a Family Day Care
carer. The payment aims to encourage people to consider
Family Day Care as a career option and to assist with some
of the initial set up costs involved in establishing a
Family Day Care business.
The Family Day Care Start Up Payment is only
for potential or new careproviders who began providing care
after 1st April 2006 that meet the following eligibility
criteria:
Priority 1 – Applicant is in one of the
Welfare to Work target groups (an income support customer
with work participation requirements).
Priority 2 – Applicant intends to operate a
Family Day Care service in an identified Welfare to Work
area (an identified area with a high number of residents who
are an income support customer with work participation
requirements).
Priority 3
– All other eligible applicants.
For more information
visit http://facsia.gov.au or call 1300 653 227
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