Managing a children’s service and making it all work is a complex task for the many directors, management committees and childcare staff who work in services throughout New South Wales. The needs of the sector are constantly changing – children’s services need to be informed and kept up to date about these changes. The Manual: Managing a Children’s Service offers extensive information about licensing, accreditation, legal matters, finances, employing and managing staff, ethics, occupational health and safety, marketing, policy development and strategic planning. It also offers advice on how to advocate on the behalf of children and contains a wide range of sample forms that can be used by services on a daily basis. The Manual: Managing a Children’s Service is an essential resource for service managers, committees and owners, as well as a key educational tool for students and those wishing to enter the field.
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The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) signed off on major early childhood reforms at its meeting last week. These include a National Early Childhood Development Strategy: Investing in the Early Years. The main elements of the strategy which will affect children’s services are the Early Years Learning Framework and the national approach to quality and regulation.
Broadside Briefing Paper #2 – July 2009 | Download PDF
Broadside Briefing Paper #1 – October 2008
The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) is reviewing the Children’s Services Regulation 2004, which sets the standards and operating requirements for all children’s services that have to be licensed in NSW. This special issue of Broadside focuses on the Regulation Review.
Broadside Briefing Paper #1 – October 2008 | Download PDF
Starting From Scratch: A guide to establishing a childcare centre
Community Child Care has released a book which goes through the process of establishing a childcare centre. Working in children’s services can be a very rewarding process, but how easy is it to establish a new childcare centre? How do you recruit the right staff, and what do you need to know about cashflows and budgeting? Which regulations and legislation do you need to be aware of, and which government department do you need to contact once you’ve decided that managing a children’s service is the right thing for you?
Starting from Scratch is a must-read publication for anyone considering creating and managing a children’s service. For current directors, childcare staff and management committees, it’s a handy reference for the management issues that affect the quality of service delivery on a day-to-day basis.
Written by Anthony Semann, Colin Slattery and Lorraine Madden, Starting from Scratch provides easy-to-read information about how to establish a childcare centre, and is an essential resource for all children’s services.
Children’s services are always under pressure to achieve high quality standards of service delivery while, at the same time, regulations, legislation, accountability guidelines, compliance regimes, workplace practices are constantly changing.
So Now You Are On The Committee: A Handbook for Committee Members of Children’s Services. The book is aimed at all committee members of community-based children’s services.
Being part of a management committee can sometimes be overwhelming, with so many responsibilities and issues for members to be aware of.
Essential to working in a children’s service management committee is passion for ensuring your service offers great care and education, an interest in good management, the ability to listen, to be fair and…the time to be involved! So Now You’re On The Committee outlines what a management committee actually does, providing an easy-to-read guide for all those wishing to join a committee, or for those already acting in the role. It’s a must-read for management committees and a handy reference for directors, childcare staff and students.
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Managing a children’s service and making it all work is a complex task for the many directors, management committees and childcare staff who work in services throughout New South Wales. The needs of the sector are constantly changing – children’s services need to be informed and kept up to date about these changes. The Manual: Managing a Children’s Service offers extensive information about licensing, accreditation, legal matters, finances, employing and managing staff, ethics, occupational health and safety, marketing, policy development and strategic planning. It also offers advice on how to advocate on the behalf of children and contains a wide range of sample forms that can be used by services on a daily basis. The Manual: Managing a Children’s Service is an essential resource for service managers, committees and owners, as well as a key educational tool for students and those wishing to enter the field.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) signed off on major early childhood reforms at its meeting last week. These include a National Early Childhood Development Strategy: Investing in the Early Years. The main elements of the strategy which will affect children’s services are the Early Years Learning Framework and the national approach to quality and regulation.
Community Child Care has released a book which goes through the process of establishing a childcare centre. Working in children’s services can be a very rewarding process, but how easy is it to establish a new childcare centre? How do you recruit the right staff, and what do you need to know about cashflows and budgeting? Which regulations and legislation do you need to be aware of, and which government department do you need to contact once you’ve decided that managing a children’s service is the right thing for you?
Children’s services are always under pressure to achieve high quality standards of service delivery while, at the same time, regulations, legislation, accountability guidelines, compliance regimes, workplace practices are constantly changing. 
Action, Advocacy and Activism: Standing Up For Children is a must-read publication for all people interested in advocating for the rights of children. 
So Now You Are On The Committee: A Handbook for Committee Members of Children’s Services. The book is aimed at all committee members of community-based children’s services.