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Family day care educator leave advice

Fill out this form when you want to take leave from providing family day care.

Types of leave

You can apply for the following types of leave:

  • holiday
  • illness or medical
  • moving home
  • personal
  • other.

Overseas travel

You must provide details of all overseas travel you take while on leave.

The Australian Government may ask for additional evidence such as your travel itinerary or airline tickets. You do not need to send these to us.

Please keep these documents for your records for at least 7 years.

Taking more than 8 weeks leave

If you take more than 8 weeks leave, before returning to work you must:

  • complete a new booking contract for each child and send them to the Business and Customer Support Centre (BCSC) the week before care recommences
  • let your families know that they must contact the BCSC to complete a new child care subsidy (CCS) enrolment
  • make sure the family confirms the enrolment in MyGov through their Centrelink account
  • make sure the family accepts the enrolment confirmation sent from the BCSC.

If children are absent on the day(s) before you take leave, the family will not be eligible for CCS and will be required to pay you full fee.

Leave application form

Educator details
Do you offer a respite care program (RCP)? (required)
Do you offer guardianship family day care (GFDC)? (required)
Leave dates
Start date (required) First day of leave, for example 20 May 2025
End date (required) This can be estimated if unknown
When was the first day of your current leave booking?
Type of leave
What type of leave are you taking? (required)

Remember to keep your travel documents for at least 7 years.

Overseas travel
Last day of care before taking leave
First day of care after returning from leave
When are you leaving and returning to South Australia?
What day are you leaving South Australia?
Leaving time
What day are you returning to South Australia?
Returning time

A FDC medical form may be required before returning. Please speak with your coordinator.

Contact your coordinator to discuss approval for your new home.

Acknowledge statement

Educator acknowledgement

Please select the yes checkbox below to acknowledge you understand and agree to the following:

  • I have contacted all families with at least two weeks notice to let them know I am taking leave.
  • I will not receive home visits or other support from FDC staff during my leave.
  • All registration requirements must be current and verified by FDC scheme staff before I return from leave.
  • If I take more than 6 months continuous leave, I will need to successfully complete an update with FDC scheme staff before starting care.
  • Current workplans or investigations may impact my return from leave.
  • If I take more than 12 months leave, my FDC registration will be cancelled.
  • I will not operate my FDC service while I am on leave.
  • During leave I will remain registered as a FDC educator.
  • I will not provide private care for monetary or other benefits.

By submitting this form, you declare all information to be true and correct on 20 May 2025.


Family Day Care Business and Customer Support Centre

Phone (metro): 8343 6533
Phone (country): 1300 551 890
Email: educationfdcbusiness@sa.gov.au