The 1800 Toll free number is available to callers across New South Wales every working day of the year. The 1800 line is staffed by our friendly, knowledgeable Project Officers with extensive experience in Family Day Care, Long Day Care and Out of School Hours Care. They will respond to all enquiries and provide answers to your questions.
Children’s Services Central provides Accreditation Support and training opportunities for services working through quality assurance administered by the National Child Care Accreditation Council (NCAC).
Accreditation support can be accessed through:
Children’s Services Central runs a number of training events to assist services through the Accreditation process. No matter where you are up to in the process of Accreditation, we have an appropriate course for you.
Children’s Services Central provides Individual Service Support to services experiencing difficulties. The service needs are first assessed to determine the most appropriate level/s of support to be offered. Response to Individual Service Support is tailored to the needs of the service.
Support can be given via:
Children’s Services Central Coaching and Mentoring Program engages children’s services professionals in an environment that promotes the sharing of knowledge, leadership, development, career exploration and the building of capacity for mentees. Support can be given through phone and/or face-to-face.
New Service Support is designed to provide professional advice and support to eligible services to assist with the establishment phase of their business development. The aim of this program is to help operators reduce operational risks and improve quality care outcomes.
The support is specifically targeted to the establishment and set-up phase of a new service.
The service must be:
A service may also be in the process of: