FDC Day Companion

A quick day-to-day helper for family day care educators: check your numbers, keep a daily record, and plan the week ahead.

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This tool is free with an Ask ECE account. Sign in or create your free account to check your numbers, keep a daily record, and plan the week ahead.

Can I care for this group right now?

Enter the children you would be educating and caring for at the same time. The check applies Regulation 124: a maximum of 7 children at once, and of those no more than 4 can be preschool age or under.

Children in care: preschool age or under Under 7 and not yet at school.

Children in care: over preschool age At school, or aged 7 to 12.

I am caring for children at a residence (a home). If so, your own children and any other children at the residence may need to be counted.

Your own or other children at the residence

Count a child here only if they are under 13 AND no other adult is present and caring for them. If another adult is looking after them, leave them out.

Of those: preschool age or under Under 7 and not yet at school.

Of those: over preschool age At school, or aged 7 to 12.

Enter your numbers to see the result.

Daily attendance record

A simple sign-in and sign-out record for the day. Use first name or initials. You can print or save it as a PDF for your records.

Date

Out

Child	Arrived	Departed

No children added for this date yet.

Week planner

Sketch the bookings you expect each day and the planner flags any day that would go over the Regulation 124 limits, so you can see it before you say yes to a new family. Counts are remembered on this device.

Preschool age or under = under 7 and not yet at school. Over preschool age = at school or aged 7 to 12. Remember to include your own children at the residence where they count.

Indicative guide only. This tool is based on Regulation 124 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations. It is general information, not legal or compliance advice, and it does not approve any arrangement. Your family day care service or coordination unit, and your state or territory regulatory authority, may apply additional conditions. You remain responsible for meeting your obligations. Always confirm against the National Regulations and with your coordination unit.

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Based on Regulation 124, Education and Care Services National Regulations. Confirm with your coordination unit and regulatory authority.