Childcare Consultant


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Advice and practical support...

Childcare by Design is owned and operated by Dr Brenda Abbey who has been in the early childhood field for over 25 years. Brenda's practical experience, together with the effective working relationships and colloborative networks she has developed with government and non-government agencies and industry professionals, ensures your centre is high quality, profitable, and individualistic.

This advice and support is:

Precise, concise and timely
Tailored to the unique needs of each service
Consistent with all relevant legislation, the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the National Quality Standard (NQS)
Certain to value-add to your business operations by ensuring that your time, money and effort are used to best advantage

Services to developing centres include:

Project management
Plan appraisal
Liaison with relevant government and regulatory bodies
Licence preparation and submission
Coordination of progressive and final inspection with builder
Coordination of final inspection with state government department
Advice with insurances
Submissions to Family Assistance Office
Development of centre policies and procedures and their implementation
Recommendations in purchase of resources, furniture and equipment
Advice with setting up management systems
Staff recruitment, selection and training

Services to existing centres include:

Conduct operational audits and diagnostic reviews
Identify and manage compliance issues
Review centre policies and procedures
Respond to parent complaints/concerns
Coordinate modifications to building design
Staff recruitment, selection and training