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Centre-based long day care is generally open for at least eight to eleven  hours a day, from Monday to Friday, 48 weeks per year. Long day care centres cater for children aged from six weeks to six years, although not all centres cater for the entire age range (i.e. age groups and numbers of children are specified on the centre license. Long day care centres are licensed by the Department of Community Services under the Children’s Services Regulation 2004. Where Long day care services are approved to receive Child Care Benefit (CCB), on behalf of families, they comply with accreditation requirements under the Child Care Quality Assurance system. Children’s Services Central provides Long Day Care services with a one-stop point of access to professional support.

Professional support includes:

• Information
• Advice
• Referral to training opportunities
• Networking opportunities
• Access to Specialist Equipment
• Resources
• Accreditation Support
• Individual Service Support
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Support for New Services

Resources and Links

Contact details:

• Free call: 1800 157 818 between 9am and 5pm Monday – Friday.
• Email: info@cscentral.org.au

A Professional Support Consultant can help your centre in a number of areas including: 

• Roles and responsibilities of management; 
• Staffing issues eg, appraisals, rosters, training and development; 
• Quality service provision and evaluation;
• Administration and record keeping;
• Financial management, including budgets;
• Feedback on centre policies and procedures;
• Support for services in crisis;
• Support for new services.

How can I get help from the Professional Support Co-ordinator?

• Telephone consultations, advice and referrals;
• On-site visits to services;
• Send and receive information by email, fax or post;
• A consultant can attend a staff or management committee meeting;
• Long day care resource sheets. 

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