With parents taking an average of 6.5 months off work after the birth of a child and most families having two working parents these days, quality child care has become a top priority for Australian families.

Parents are looking for safe, stimulating environments, where their children will develop into healthy, content and happy individuals who are well-prepared to take on the challenges of school. This means that child care workers who are highly competent, motivated, empathetic and nurturing are in high demand.

Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.

Fred Rogers

Child care qualifications lead to a variety of career paths, including:

• Child Care Assistant

• Child Care Educator

• Family Day Care Assistant or Educator

• Mobile Childcare Assistant or Educator

• Nanny

Not sure where to start? Talk to us about the best pathway for you.

Whether it be an introductory pathway course, straight into the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, or the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, all courses include work placement in a child care environment. Credit transfers will be awarded for units of competencies already achieved when moving from the Pathway to Child Care to the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, and from the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care to the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.

Please call 1300 845 888 to find out if you are eligible for a government subsidy.

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