Become a family day care educator

Turn your love of working with children into your own business, run from home on hours you choose. We handle registration, compliance and administration, and our Educational Leader helps you build a program you're proud of. We're recruiting educators across Berwick, Narre Warren, Clyde, Pakenham and nearby suburbs.

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What you get with Five Stars Learning

Running a home-based service shouldn't mean doing it all yourself. We support educators from the day they join and for as long as they're with us.

  • Work from your own home

    Operate your service from your own approved home, without a commute.

  • Choose your hours

    Set the days and hours that suit your life, within the service's operating hours.

  • Compliance and admin handled

    We help with registration, compliance, enrolments and paperwork, so your time goes into the children.

  • Program support

    Help with planning, observations, learning stories and reflective practice from our Educational Leader.

  • Regular home visits

    Visits that support quality and safety, and someone to call when you have a question.

  • Training and mentoring

    Ongoing professional development, and a community of other educators to learn from.

Is family day care for you?

If you answer yes to any of these, it's worth a closer look.

  • Do you want to make a real difference to children?

    You'll be the person a small group of children learn with every day, from first words to first days of school.

  • Would you like to be your own boss?

    You set your fees, your hours and your program, and build a business around your life.

  • Do you want to work from home?

    No commute, no rostered shifts, and time with your own family at the start and end of the day.

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What you do, and what we do

Family day care is a partnership. You run the day-to-day care and learning; we make sure you're set up, compliant and supported.

You

  • Set up and look after your learning space
  • Plan and run a program for your children
  • Set your fees and working hours
  • Build relationships with families
  • Follow the National Quality Framework

Five Stars Learning

  • Registration and home safety assessment
  • Policies, procedures, forms and templates
  • Finding and enrolling families
  • Regular home visits and quality support
  • Training and mentoring
Low wooden shelves of toys and learning materials in a family day care home

Educational support, not just paperwork

Our Educational Leader and support team work with you to build confidence and keep improving. We can help with:

  • Program planning and curriculum
  • Putting the EYLF and My Time, Our Place into practice
  • Intentional teaching
  • Observations and learning stories
  • Documentation for school-aged children
  • Child development and wellbeing
  • Preparing for assessment and rating

What you'll need

You don't need everything in place before you contact us. If you're still working towards some of these, we can talk through the steps.

  • Aged 18 or over, with the right to work in Australia
  • An approved Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or higher, or be actively working towards one
  • A current Victorian Working with Children Check
  • Current first aid, CPR, anaphylaxis and asthma management training
  • A home that is safe and suitable for children and can pass a venue safety assessment (we help you prepare)
  • A national police check

How to get started

From your first message to welcoming your first family.

  1. Get in touch

    Send the form or call. No obligation.

  2. Have a chat

    We explain the role, the support and the costs, and answer your questions.

  3. Apply

    We check your qualifications, Working with Children Check, first aid and references.

  4. Home assessment

    We assess your home, help you get it ready and register you.

  5. Start caring

    You welcome your first families, with our team behind you.

Questions educators ask

Do I need a qualification?
Yes. You need at least an approved Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, or to be actively working towards one. If you're partway through a course, or thinking about starting one, get in touch and we'll talk about your situation.
Can I rent my home?
Yes. Family day care is delivered from the educator's own home, owned or rented. It needs to be safe and suitable and meet the National Regulations. If you rent, you'll usually need written permission from your landlord. We guide you through the home safety assessment.
Can I choose my hours and how many children I care for?
Yes, within the National Regulations, which limit family day care to seven children per educator, with no more than four under school age. You choose the days and hours that work for you and your families.
What educational support will I get?
Our Educational Leader and support team help with program planning, the EYLF and My Time, Our Place, intentional teaching, observations and learning stories, reflective practice, school-age documentation, child development and wellbeing, and preparing for assessment and rating.
How do I get paid, and are there fees?
We go through payment arrangements and our fee structure in full when we talk, so there are no surprises.
How long does it take to get started?
It depends on your qualifications, your checks and how ready your home is. After our first chat we'll give you a realistic timeline.

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Takes about three minutes. We'll reply within one to two business days to arrange a confidential, no-obligation chat.

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