Family Day Carer

Family day carers look after babies and children in their own home under local government or community based schemes.

Family day carers may perform the following tasks:

provide a range of activities and experiences which are designed to promote physical, social, emotional and intellectual development for each child
supervise the activities of children in their care, making sure of their physical safety at all times
manage children's behaviour using positive discipline
maintain a safe, clean and appealing environment for children
make sure that the meals and snacks provided for children are varied and nutritionally adequate
take children to and from school or the preschool centre
perform first aid in emergencies
provide feedback to parents about the child's day
maintain accurate attendance records
maintain a register of emergency telephone numbers such as those of parents, doctors, police, ambulance and the fire brigade
maintain a daily record of accidents, illnesses and the administration of medicine in accordance with requirements.

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