Education and Care Services National Regulations
26Application for service approval—family day care service
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26 Application for service approval—family day care service
26 Application for service approval—family day care service
(1) An application under section 43 of the Law for a service approval for a family day care service must include the following information—
(a) the applicant’s full name and—
(i) provider approval number; or
(ii) if the applicant has applied for a provider approval but the application has not been decided, the applicant’s contact details;
(b) the name of the proposed family day care service;
(c) the proposed date on which the family day care service will commence operation;
(d) if known, the contact details, including after-hours telephone number, for the proposed principal office of the service;
(e) the proposed hours and days of operation of the family day care service including whether the service proposes to engage or register family day care educators who will provide overnight or weekend care;
(f) the proposed location and street address of the principal office of the family day care service;
(fa) a statement that the applicant has the right to occupy and use the proposed premises as a principal office and any document evidencing this;
Example.
A lease of the premises.
(g) the proposed number of family day care educators expected to be engaged by or registered with the proposed family day care service within 6 months of commencement of the service;
(ga) a statement that each family day care residence that will be part of the family day care service and each place other than a residence where education and care is to be provided to children as part of the family day care service will be located in this jurisdiction;
(h) the proposed local government areas in which the family day care educators expected to be engaged by or registered with the proposed family day care service will provide education and care;
(i) the proposed number of family day care coordinators expected to be engaged by the proposed family day care service within 6 months of commencement of the service;