Orange Family Day Care

We had a wonderful time celebrating International Read to Me Day with Jess Hislop, author and illustrator of the Mr Johnson's Farm series! 📚✨

Jess was incredibly generous in sharing her stories about life on the farm, captivating the children with tales about her dad, Mr Johnson, who was the inspiration of her books. Each of her books are catchy, engaging and informative in a beautiful child-friendly about the process of farming and how wheat & wool is grown and brought from the farm to our homes. To go with her books, Jess brought along some wool, wheat and a mini windmill engaging the children even more through the group time.

To find out more about Jess’s books, check out the Mr Johnson's Farm page. We’ve linked her website in the comments below too.

We thank Jess for joining us and allowing the children to meet a very talented local author & illustrator 🌾🐑💛

🎂🎈 Happy Birthday Kaitlyn 🎂 🎈
On Friday, we celebrated Kaitlyn, our wonderful admin who keeps everything running smoothly for both Family Day Care & Orange Occasional Child Care. Kaitlyn bends over backwards for all of the team and we are so grateful for her generosity, kindness, patience, and constant support, and of course her positive can-do attitude!
We are so grateful for everything you do, not just today, but every single day.
Wishing you a year filled with the same joy and care that you bring to our team 💛🎂🎈

Check out this wonderful threading & beading experience Donna, one of our Family Day Care educators, set up for her children. Using an array of pipe cleaners, straws and beads, the children used their creativity and fine-motor skills to make these marvellous creations 🌈 ☀️

🌼 Farewelling Bobbie 🌼

In January, we said farewell to Bobbie, one of our wonderful Family Day Care Educators.
We want to acknowledge and thank Bobbie for the passion, devotion and joy she brought to her role every single day over the past 7 years. From the engaging experiences she planned for the children in her care, to the wonderful excursions and adventures she embarked on with the children, Bobbie’s warmth, kindness, and creativity has made a lasting impact on the children, families, other educators, and our Coordination Unit team.
As Bobbie moves onto a new adventure, we wish her all the very best 🌟

🎄 There have been some fun Christmas set ups around our Educator’s services in the lead up to Christmas 🎄
🌟 Only 5 days left til Christmas Day 🌟

All the way back in July, our Family Day Care Educators and their children created letters & artworks to gift to another educator and their children for International Friendship Day.
As we come up to Christmas and the end of 2025, we shared this special project again to reconnect and celebrate our wonderful community 🎄🎅🎁
The envelopes were filled with a variety of beautiful artworks, Christmas cards, fun activities, candy canes, bracelets, masks, and even a handmade recipe book! 🎨🍬📖
These projects created a lot of excitement amongst the children and meaningful connections, reminding us just how special our Family Day Care community truly is.
✨ Thank you to all our educators and children for sharing creativity, friendship, and Christmas spirit ✨

So many wonderful things to do in our beautiful city coming up to Christmas! 🎅🎄

🎄🎅 On Monday at Playgroup with only 24 sleeps left til Christmas, we began our celebrations together🎅🎄
The children used fabrics & ribbons to decorate the Christmas Tree frame, weaving & winding, using their fine-motor skills. We created colourful Christmas tree paintings on the easel and Santa portraits using collage materials 🎄🎅🎁

P.S. Only 21 Sleeps left til Christmas now 🎄🎅

☀️ This morning we held our Community Playgroup at Adventure Playground. We had some of our Family Day Care children & educators join us, as well as meeting some new faces joining us in playing with the trucks & diggers and rose petal playdough ☀️ 🌸 🛝

If you are interested in joining our waitlist for Family Day Care or Orange Occasional Child Care for 2026 or you like to know more about becoming a Family Day Care educator with us, please reach out to us via phone or email.

☎️ 6393 8670
📧 [email protected]

You may have seen Damon from Family Day Care Australia out at the Orange City Centre today. He is in town to host a free information session tonight about New Educator Start-up Funding that is being offered to eligible educators looking to run their own Family Day Care service.

If you’re free this evening, come along! Details are in the comments below 👇

🌟 Find out more about this exciting opportunity at https://tinyurl.com/fdc-start-up-funding 🌟

🌟 Join Family Day Care Australia and our Coordination Unit team tomorrow night for a free information evening in Orange to find out how you can become a Family Day Care educator and if you're eligible to access start-up funding. 🌟
Details are below 👇 We hope to see you there! 💫

Find out more about this exciting opportunity at https://tinyurl.com/fdc-start-up-funding

From the 7th until the 13th of September, it is National Child Protection Week. This year, the theme is ‘Every conversation matters: Shifting Conversation to Action’.
At Orange Family Day Care, we know that conversations are so important, but conversations alone are not enough. When we listen, reflect, and act, we create safer, stronger spaces for every child to grow, learn, and thrive.

We all have an important role to play in keeping children safe. Together, we can make sure that children feel heard, respected, and protected every day.