Accreditation Decisions Review Committee (ADRC)
This site has been provided by ADRC to ensure that all services are aware of and understand the process involved in requesting a review of the Accreditation Decision awarded by National Child Care Accreditation Council (NCAC).
Provides fully certified accreditation in CPR and Epipen, and more...
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ACSIA)
This website contains information from the Australasian society of clinical immunology and allergy, featuring information bulletins, patient support information and a whole lot more.
Click here for ASCIA Guidelines for prevention of food anaphylactic reactions in schools, preschools and childcare centres.
Aboriginal Resource and Management Support Unit (ARMSU)
The ARMSU Management Support Team, Debbie Bond and Bev Pope, work with Aboriginal children’s services funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS) in South Australia.
We assist with advice about management committees, staffing, policy development, budgeting, planning, resources / equipment, activities / programming and negotiation. We provide training, and develop resources to support managers /directors of Aboriginal children’s services.
Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors
ASeTTS is a non profit, non government organisation which provides treatment and support to people who have been tortured or traumatized by violent conflicts. Many of our clients are recent arrivals to Australia, although our services are available to all survivors whatever the length of their residence in Australia has been. ASeTTS' Services are free, confidential, culturally inclusive and are designed for children as well as adults.
Australian Childhood Foundation
The Australian Childhood Foundation works to give children a happy and secure childhood - a childhood free from the devastation of abuse, family violence and neglect. We are a national charity that provides programs for children and parents. We aim to strengthen community responsibility for promoting the well-being and protection of all children throughout Australia. Childhood should be important to everyone…
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
This website provides links to books we have on Keeping Baby Safe and Toy Safety which can also be ordered for free from this website or they can down load them in PDF format.
This website set up by parents offers free subscriptions to family magazines; you can register online! A user-friendly site with great information ranging from nutrition, health, family life, parenting tips, child development and much more!
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)
The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) was founded by a group of eminent experts and organisations in reaction to increasingly worrying trends in the wellbeing of Australia’s young people.
These experts saw the need to work together in new, collaborative ways in order to find solutions to the complex problems affecting our children and young people. It was out of this vision to bring together the best of minds and the most dedicated organisations that ARACY was formed.
The Cancer Council Western Australia is the leading cancer charity in WA. We are a non-government, community-supported organisation dedicated to reducing the impact of cancer on West Australians.
An online child care resource for families, child care providers, etc. This site offers a variety of Child Care news, surveys, and specific search engines.
Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH)
The Centre for Community Child Health is an internationally recognised centre of excellence supporting and empowering communities to continually improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life of children and their families, now and for the future.
Filled with useful information and resources to do with children's health, nutrition, and physical activity.
Centre for Rural and Remote Oral Health
This site contains information on culturally appropriate Oral health. You will find fact sheets for parents and carers Article and much more.
This is a very useful website to access for service staff that require bilingual support when enrolling children into the service from a Non-English speaking background regarding CCB. This website contains relevant written forms and information translated into 68 different languages. 131 202 is a contact number that provides interpreting telephone support for families which can be accessed at time of enrolment when parent is present at centre.
Childcare Associations Australia
Childcare Associations Australia Inc is the national peak body representing diverse children’s services through its Member State and Territory Associations. You can also subscribe for their quarterly free magazine, InChildCare.
This FaCSIA website provides information for families using Child care. You can also download the complete fact sheet kit for 2007-2008. There is also a fact sheet for the Child Care Tax Rebate.
The Children's Protection Society opened its doors in 1896, a turbulent time in Australia's history which was reflected in high levels of addiction, homelessness and social alienation; a situation not dissimilar to that in which we find ourselves today.
Children's Services Support Unit WA (CCSU)
"Supporting local communities that are experiencing difficulties in providing sustainable, quality child care"
Child Wise is an Australian charity dedicated to protecting children everywhere. Child Wise is unique. It is the only Australian based organisation working exclusively to prevent the sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
Child Wise combines direct support, advocacy, community education, research, program implementation and training, to provide an innovative, highly specialised and enduring service to communities in Australia and overseas.
This site contains black and white images of flags from around the world free to download. Each countries flag site also contains information about the flags history, colour, etc. Very good for school age children wanting to research for home work.
This website helps communities link to information which includes Newsletters and Factsheets.
This also has a link to the Grants Directory which includes a number of grants ideas and links. Just follow the links to Not for Profit Funding and Grants [GrantsLINK].
Each cultural profile provides an overview of life and customs in the profiled country. While the profile provides insight into some customs, it does not cover all facets of life, and the customs described may not apply in equal measure to all newcomers from the profiled country.
This site gives a viewers a competitive edge by arming them with knowledge, resources and competencies to successfully work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
This site provides fact sheets and Lesson plans on dental hygiene for children aged K -12 years. All sheets are available for download in PDF format.
Department for Community Development
This Western Australian State Government department integrates the functions of Family and Children's Services, Family & Children's Policy Office, Office of Seniors Interests, Women's Policy Office and Office of Youth Affairs.
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
This website is intended to provide information about the department, its agencies and its people.
Department of Health
This site provides links and information on topics such as Child/family health; child health centres and dental health for children.
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
This site provides some information on managing Diversity for small businesses and communities and also posts a Diary of Australia that Highlights a range of important events, festivals and days, both cultural and religious, that are celebrated throughout Australia.
For Delivering Assistance - Community Profile - click here
Diversity in Child Care Queensland Inc.
This site provides some online information and translated Documents to assist the inclusion of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Island and Australian South Sea Islands backgrounds into their services.
Early Childhood Australia
ECA acts in the interests of Australian children, primarily those between the ages of 0-8 years. The site details their publication, conferences and events. It has a number of links to other sites relevant to people working with or studying young children.
Early Childhood Connections is an Australian website, containing more than 450 Australian and 400 International website links. These links are collated alphabetically and in submenus to provide easy viewing and access to the most up to date information for professionals and parents interested in the renewed emphasis on the early childhood years.
Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre (EDAC)
Family Day Care Australia (FDCA)
FDCA was formerly the National Family Day Care Council of Australia (NFDCCA).
As a nation-wide professional association of family day care, their "role is to support, enhance and resource family day care services, and lead the way for family day care in the Australian childcare industry".
You can easily find family day schemes around Australia with this very handy locator.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is an independent statutory agency established by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. Working within an integrated food regulatory system involving the governments of Australia and the New Zealand Government, we set food standards for the two countries. FSANZ is part of the Australian Government’s Health and Ageing portfolio.
Free Translation (Babel Fish Translation)
This site can assist you with translating block text of up to 150 words into various languages. It will also translate websites from various languages. (Please be aware that some translations can be literal and not always appropriate after translation, we erg you to seek confirmation of the translation before presenting to it's intended recipient).
Australia's premier supplier of sports equipment and team wear.
Offers information and links to resources about various child development topics.
Heart Foundation [Australian]
Inclusion means change!! We believe both inclusion and change are inevitable.
Whether we choose to grow with and from these changes is a choice.
Indigenous Child Care Services Plan
Indigenous Professional Support Unit WA
IPSU WA provides professional support, advice, and training to Indigenous Child Care Services. We also work with the Professional Support Coordinator (PSC) in WA and Inclusion Support Agencies (ISA) throughout the state to support child care services to provide quality care that is culturally safe, appropriate, and meets the needs of Indigenous children.
This website for parents is all about childhood and has 16 different language options to choose from. It has information that can help raise happy and confident children.
Kids Help Line
A National 24 Hour telephone counselling service for children founded in 1991. It is free, anonymous and confidential to children aged 5 - 18.
On this website you will find information about current news and events, fact sheets, resources and program information to help you keep kids safe. Kidsafe WA is the lead non-government, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the prevention of unintentional childhood injuries. Enjoy your visit!
Lotterywest
This is the official state lottery for Western Australia, responsible for selling lotteries games and distributing the profits for the benefit of the Western Australian community. Lotterywest supports RUCSN by providing funding for various projects.
At this site you will find information on professional development opportunities.
Multicultural Health Communications
This site has 450 publications on health related issues in a wide variety of languages that can be downloaded. Click the link to Early Childhood on the left hand side.
National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
NAPCAN seeks to resource and network child welfare professionals and practitioners working to prevent child abuse and neglect from happening before it starts, through the provision of tools, resources, support networks and information.
National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc.
NCAC is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Quality Assurance (QA) Systems for family day care schemes, outside school hours care services and long day care centres across Australia.
National Family Day Care Council of Australia
Represents family day care providers and regional schemes.
National Health and Medical Research Council
*Useful publication to download: Staying Healthy in Child Care - Preventing infectious diseases in child care*
Ngala Family Resource Centre
Ngala has been providing help for parents and their children for more than 100 years. Ngala offers support and advice to confidently manage the challenges of early parenting.
Noah's Ark Toy and Resource Centre
The library was established in Perth in 1975, and provides a toy/equipment lending service for children with special needs in metropolitan and country areas.
Nutrition Australia is a non-government, non-profit, community based-organisation with offices in all states and territories. Nutrition Australia is an independent body that aims to promote the health and well-being of all Australians.
Office of Multicultural Interests
The Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) works with the public sector and community organisations to help government meet the needs of Western Australians from diverse cultural linguistic and religious backgrounds. Under tab "WA Community" Click 'culture and religion guidelines' for information sheets PDF about Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judiasm and Sikh. Click 'The People of Western Australia' for breakdown of immigrants in Australia, WA and local government areas. It also hosts a web server for WA multicultural communities.
A look at the life of a child in Toga, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Algeria, Spain, France & the UK. Very good for school age.
People With Disabilities is the peak disability consumer lobby group in WA representing people with disabilities. Services include advocacy, information, referrals and community education and lobbying.
An informative and illustrative site featuring information regarding poisonous plants. Approximately 2000 plants in Australia could be poisonous to humans.
Private Speech Pathologists Association of Western Australia (PSPAWA)
This website will be a useful resource to access as it provides information on the tools required for identifying children who may benefit from speech pathology. It also has a a current list of private speech pathologists in WA.
Professional Support Coordinator NSW
Professional Support Coordinator VIC
Professional Support Coordinator QLD
Professional Support Coordinator SA
Professional Support Coordinator TAS
Professional Support Coordinator ACT
Professional Support Coordinator NT
We all have the right to feel safe at all times. Nothing is so awful that we can't talk with someone about it.
Provider - Parent Partnerships
"This site was created with the support of a 21st Century Initiative grant from the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service at Purdue University (USA). The name of the original grant was Parent Care through Child Care. The goal was to create a Web-based resource that would reach parents through childcare providers and thereby improve both parenting and childcare."
This is a parenting Australia website that provides developmental information on babies through to school age and much more. This site is well worth adding to your favourites.
Resource Unit for Children with Special Needs (RUCSN) 
RUCSN was established in 1987 to facilitate the inclusion of children with additional needs in Child Care in Western Australia. Its Inclusion Support Teams Assist about 500 children and their families and caregivers each year. The Training and Resource services provide resources and training to help caregivers, parents, families and students to understand the needs of children with a disability or developmental challenge; Quality Assurance; bicultural issues and general childcare issues such as behaviour guidance, environment setting, programming etc.
The Royal Children's Hospital not only cares about your child, and also about informing and supporting parents and carers about their child's health issues. Listed is a selection of consumer health information and support sites.
This site provides current advice on sleeping and research information on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
The Gowrie provides support and training in the areas of community services and childcare. You can access information about National Recognised Training Qualifications for childcare from this site.
Taskforce on Care Costs (TOCC)
Established in 2003, TOCC is an important resource that explores the costs of childcare and how these influence workforce participation.
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS)
This site is handy for people who need help with translation. There are links for people from Non-English speaking backgrounds, and also for English speakers to enable better communication with non-English speakers.
YMA is a unique national community organisation with a strong interest and expertise in the role that media experiences play in the development of Australian children. It is committed to promoting healthy choices and stronger voices in children’s media. Parents, caregivers and the general community can access information and advice about the impact of the media on children by calling the YMA Helpline: 1800 700 357 (National Free Call, available 24/7)
Wheatbelt Organisation for Children's Services (WOCS)
The Wheatbelt Organisation for Children’s Services [WOCS] is an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation that formed in July 2005 as a project of RUCSN , to address concerns over the long term sustainability of childcare in the rural sector of WA.
This site contains safety topics e.g. Manual Handling. The Code of Practice (PDF format) is also available here.
The Australian Government, through the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA), funds the Professional Support Coordinator initiative as part of the Inclusion and Professional Support Program.