In Home Care
In Home Care is a type of education and care for families that are unable to access family day care, out of school hours or centre based day care because of their family’s specific needs. In Home Care provides an educator to care for children in the children’s own home for families.
Are you eligible for In Home Care?
It is the role of the In Home Care Support Agency to advocate on behalf on your family. If you are eligible for In Home Care, we will be the conduit between your family and the Service Provider to ensure the needs of your family are met.
Not sure if you are eligible? Families must meet the following criteria:
- Children of individuals eligible for Child Care Subsidy
- Families must demonstrate that other childcare options are not available or are suitable, and must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
- The family is geographically isolated from other types of approved child care, particularly in rural or remote locations
- The parents or carers are working non-standard or variable hours, outside normal child care service hours.
- The family has challenging or complex needs.
Challenging or complex needs mean:
- a child with additional needs or a disability whose early childhood education and care requirements cannot be catered for in another approved child care setting, or through other government funded or community-based services
- a family where a parent is undergoing treatment for a serious illness
- other complex family situations that prevent families from accessing other approved childcare types.
If you would like to speak with the IHC Support Agency contact us. If you would like to start the application process, fill in the IHC eligibility application form and send the application and all support documentation to info@ihcsupportagency.org.au .
For more information about the eligibility process for In Home Care please visit the Department of Education In Home Care page.
Resources for families
Download the brochure for families
Information for families
Deadly Tots http://deadlytots.com.au/
Resourcing Parents http://www.resourcingparents.nsw.gov.au/Parents/CourseTypes
Raising Children Network https://raisingchildren.net.au/
Health Direct https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/kids-health
Online Safety https://www.esafety.gov.au/
Handy Apps for Parents http://www.resourcingparents.nsw.gov.au/Resources/Parents-websites
Love, Talk, Sing, Read, Play http://ltsrp.resourcingparents.nsw.gov.au/program
Resources for families during COVID-19
Talking to children during COVID-19
Download this fact sheet
Use this picture book
Watch this video
Read this website (lots of videos)
Listen to this podcast
Read this website
Talking to children about physical distancing
Read this website
Physical distancing for children with autism/downs or other disabilities
Covid-19 Resources for Parents
A 'Where to' Guide for parents about Covid-19
ABC Kids resources for lockdown
Children's book: We're going to a Covid-19 testing clinic
What's in The Nest - General wellbeing resource 0-24 years
The importance of routines
Read this website
Read this website
Our In Home Care Support Agency supports families and services in NSW and South Australia.
To contact In Home Care Support Agencies for the other states and territories please click here.
This is a list of the In Home Care service providers in NSW and South Australia:
NSW
AGJ Businesses- In Home Child Care
Contact
Amanda Johnstone
Contact
Annie Sargood
Contact
Teresa Roberts
Contact
Ailsa Carr & Dianne Mitchell
Contact
Tamara Fitzsimmons
Contact details
Phone
02 6836 1156
childrensservices@cobar.nsw.gov.au
Website
cobar.nsw.gov.au/community-services/family-day-care/in-home-care
Contact
Kathi Preston
Phone
02 6562 6387
Website
kempseychildcare.com/in_home_care_kempsey_family_day_care.html
Contact
Andrea Christie-David
Contact
Steven Lin
Contact
Leanne Farmer
Contact
Charlotte Lynch
Contact
Andrea Manzo-Dong
Contact
Louise Dunham, Sianan Tierney, Rachelle Teycheney
Contact
Trudy Statham
Phone
0402 193 862
Website
South Australia
Contact
Emma Kingate
Contact
In Home Care Team
Contact
Deanne Hughes
Guide to Additional Child Care Subsidy (child wellbeing)
Privacy Collection Statement
Privacy and Confidentiality Procedure
Privacy Notice for Families
Feedback and complaints
More information on how to provide feedback or lodge a complaint can be found here.
