Staffing:

The National Standards require the following staff ratios:
At the program - 15 children to 1 staff member, with a minimum of 2 staff    
ELC Children – 11 children to 1 staff member
Excursions - 8 children to 1 staff member            
Swimming - 5 children to 1 staff member

Qualifications:

Our staff qualifications:
Supervisor – Diploma in Children Services or higher
Assistants – Certificate III Children Services. Experience in Children’s Services / Attend Regular Training Sessions / Studying Cert IV in Children’s Services (OSHC)               
Supervisors will meet weekly to discuss activities and programming in response to children’s needs.  General staff meetings are held bi-monthly.
3C Kidz Care may take on students from Community Institutes eg. TAFE or Universities during the year as a requirement of their course under the supervision of our qualified staff.

Relief staff:

Relief staff are required when regular staff are absent due to holiday or illness. Every endeavour is made to use 3C staff. However, at times it may be necessary to employ agency relief staff.

Volunteers:

The OSHC program may use volunteers from time to time, but they are not be counted in the child/staff ratio and will not be paid