Introduction

Children’s Services Central is the Professional Support Co-ordinator in New South Wales and is an initiative funded by the Australian Government under the Inclusion and Professional Support Program. Children’s Services Central is managed by a consortium of key organisations that resource and support the sectors of children’s services in New South Wales.

Our goal is to:

• promote and maintain high quality care and inclusion for all children in eligible child care services in New South Wales, by increasing the skill level of carers and service staff in line with nationally consistent principles; and
• provide all children’s services in New South Wales, with access to quality professional support that is relevant, appropriate and timely.

Children's Services Central is the provider of professional support and training to children’s services in New South Wales. Children's Services Central has been funded under the Inclusion and Professional Support Program (IPSP).

Who can use the services?

Child care services in New South Wales that are Australian Government approved childcare services including:

• community-based and private long day care;
• outside school hours care, including vacation care;
• family day care;
• occasional care;
• in-home care;
• flexible/multifunctional services;
• non-mainstream outside school hours care;
• non-formula funded occasional care;
• and mobile child care services.

To find our more about the IPSP visit the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) website – www.deewr.gov.au.

Visit the Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care website – www.oececc.gov.au

The site includes:

• Universal Access to high quality early childhood education programs for all Australian children;
• National Quality Standards for child care and preschool;
• The Early Years Learning Framework;
• National Early Years Workforce Strategy;
• Additional Early Learning and Care Centres;
• Home Interaction Program;
• Rollout of the Australian Early Development Index.

 Where to now?

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• Children's Services Central Training Calendar