The Family Day Care Association of Queensland (FDCAQ) has been supporting the child care industry since 1977, playing a significant industry leadership and education role across Queensland, providing support to local services, service users and carers by strengthening networks, providing resources, advice, representation and advocacy, delivering programs and sponsoring services
Vision
Excellence for Children - Leading the way in contemporary education and care
Purpose
To build and sustain Family Day Care through advocacy, leadership, innovation, communication and relationships.
We do this by:
- providing a peak organisation role in an efficient, transparent, and cooperative manner
- building strong networks and relationships that positively influence outcomes for children and families
- building business that safeguards the economic future of FDCAQ
- looking into the future, anticipating change and creating innovative responses
- strengthening the capacity of schemes through training and professional development
- resourcing and supporting member services
Values
The Family Day Care Association of Queensland (FDCAQ) believes in quality practices that are inclusive, ethical, respectful and honest
We achieve this by our commitment to:
- advocating for children by ensuring all of our actions are focused on positive outcomes for children
- providing excellence in service delivery by ensuring integrity, fairness, accountability, and consistency in decision making
- building and sustaining collaborative diverse and cohesive relationships with all stakeholders in Family Day Care
- developing and operating FDCAQ business and financial practices that are fair, transparent and sound
Providing professional leadership that strives to deliver a contemporary, relevant, and innovative service
