What’s on at WELFDC
National Family Day Care Week
1st - 7th May 2023
This year marked the 11th edition National Family Day Care Week.
The week celebrates the vital role family day care plays in the development and wellbeing of over 85,000 Australian children.
National Family Day Care Week is integral to raising the image and profile of family day care. It celebrates the unique benefits of the small group settings, personalised educational programming and flexible hours of care that make family day care the option of choice for so many Australian families.
Over its 11 years, National Family Day Care Week has inspired more than 360 positive media stories on the family day care sector, reaching 4 million Australians!
NAIDOC Week
2nd - 9th July 2023
"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are complex and diverse. The Indigenous cultures of Australia are the oldest living cultural history in the world – they go back at least 65,000 years. Indigenous communities keep their cultural heritage alive by passing their knowledge, arts, ceremonies and performances from one generation to another, speaking and teaching languages, protecting cultural materials, sacred and significant sites, and objects. For Indigenous Australians, the land is the core of all spirituality and this relationship and the spirit of ‘Country' is central to the issues that are important to Indigenous people today." - Ngunnawal Elder, Tina Brown
Early Childhood Educator’s Day 2023
Early Childhood Educators’ Day recognises & celebrates the work of Australia’s educators in early learning services (long day care, family day care, kindergarten/preschools and occasional care) for their wonderful contribution to the wellbeing and healthy development of the young children in their care.
It’s our chance to say a huge thank you to Australia’s early childhood educators on a very personal level by service operators, families and their children, as well as collectively at the national and state levels.
This year it will take place on Wednesday 6th September 2023.
Bread Tags for Wheelchairs
If you are looking to contribute, we would love to receive your bread tags via post or hand these to your Educator!
Family Day Care Australia - Excellence in Family day Care
Awards
As the only event of its kind, the Excellence in Family Day Care Awards celebrate our sector on a national level and recognise the achievements of our members, who make up one of the largest networks of small business in the country.
We are proud to say that we have had multiple winners and nominations over the years. Congratulations to our following winners; Debra MacLeod in 2017 and 2020, Allison Evans in 2019 and Zenaida Ternola in 2020 and 2021.
Zenaida Ternola - Our 2022 Bayside & South Eastern Suburbs Region Educator Winner in the Excellence in Family Day Care Awards!!
We would like to give a HUGE congratulations to Zhen for this achievement. Did you know that this is the third year in a row that Zhen has won for the Bayside and South Eastern Suburbs? We are grateful to have Zhen as part of our team here at Wyndham Early Learning FDC.
