Child care
These links provide information about child care resources. To achieve work family balance, women need access to high quality and affordable child care. Types of child care include centre-based long day care, occasional care, family day care or outside school hours care.
Community Child Care Association
http://www.cccinc.org.au/content.cfm?content=33The Community Child Care Association offers information about what to look for in a child care service, types of child care and what constitutes a quality care program.
| Organisation: | Community Child Care (CCC) |
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Department of Family and Community Services
http://www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/childcare/nav.htmThe Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS) provides support for families and child care services, including the provision of the Child Care Benefit fee subsidy, policy development and the Child Care Support Program. This webpage also lists the number for the Child Care Access Hotline.
| Organisation: | Department of Family and Community Services |
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National Association of Community Based Children’s Services (NACBCS)
http://www.nacbcs.org.au/The National Association of Community Based Children's Services (NACBCS) is the peak representative body for all Australian community owned children's services. NACBCS promotes not-for-profit children's services in Australia by: advocating for and assisting the development of community-owned children's services providing good quality care; initiating public action to promote and defend community owned children's services throughout Australia; and acting on behalf of community owned children's services in relation to governments and other bodies. The NACBCS website outlines what's happening around Australia in children’s services and has recent campaign materials, policy platforms and parents' stories.
| Organisation: | National Association of Community Based Children’s Services (NACBCS) |
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