Industry Links |  | Childcare Queensland is the peak body for private long day care centres in this State. Working with over 200,000 Queensland parents to provide care to 110,000 children. Established in 2003, the association has become the focal point for Industry leadership and advice in implementing worldwide early learning research results and tackling legislative, policy, ownership and staffing issues of the 21st Century. | |  | The Family Assistance Office has been set up by the Australian Government to give Australian families better access to government services. Instead of going to different agencies to get family assistance, families are able to get all their payments from just one place - the Family Assistance Office. Family Assistance Offices have been set up in Medicare offices and Centrelink Customer Service Centres across the country, offering a range of payments to support families with their work and family responsibilities. | |  | Early Childhood Australia will advocate to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years. Click here | |   | The mychild website provides information on different types of child care and how to access assistance with the cost of child care. There is a database you can search to locate and access a street view of child care services. In many cases, you will also be able to find the service's vacancy and fee information. You will also find links to other useful websites about children's health and wellbeing, parenting and family support services. | |  | The Family Assistance Office has been set up by the Australian Government to give Australian families better access to government services. Instead of going to different agencies to get family assistance, families are able to get all their payments from just one place - the Family Assistance Office. Family Assistance Offices have been set up in Medicare offices and Centrelink Customer Service Centres across the country, offering a range of payments to support families with their work and family responsibilities. | |  | The office has been established to bring together responsibility for early education and child care services. The office will take the lead responsibility for children's early development, bringing together responsibility for early education and the licensing of child care services The Office for Early Childhood Education and Care is also responsible for regulating and licensing early childhood education and care services in Queensland, formerly the responsibility of the Department of Communities Queensland. Further information regarding programs, policies, monitoring and licensing is available on the Department of Communities web site; Click here | |  | DEEWR is the lead government agency providing national leadership in education and workplace training, transition to work and conditions and values in the workplace. They work in collaboration with the states and territories and have offices and agencies throughout Australia and overseas allowing an active, national and client-focused approach. |
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