Why Join?

Accociate Membership Application form (PDF)

Membership Application Form

Membership of Child Care New South Wales offers good networking: good for your customers, your business, and your community. There are two main benefits:

  • Centre operators get valuable information through our member services
  • Centre operators have a way to get important information OUT to possible customers, to politicians, to government departments, to the media.

See 10 great reasons to join or Our Background for more information and Member Benefits for other ways membership of Child Care New South Wales is beneficial to you.

How to Join

Joining is easy!
First, choose your membership (see below)
Then print out the Application form and submit it to us with your payment
Child Care New South Wales will then contact you to confirm your membership

Membership to Suit You

To meet specific needs of the private child care sector, we offer three types of membership:

  1. Full Membership for Privately Owned Centres
  2. Associate Centre Membership for centres that are not privately owned.  For more information see Associate Centres
  3. Associate Membership for persons with an interest in child care, but who do not own a centre. For more information see Associates

Full Membership for Centre Owners

Full Membership is for the owner, or the nominee of the owner, of a child care centre holding a current licence issued by the Department of Community Services within New South Wales.

This membership entitles centre owners to vote, the right to stand as a member of the Management Committee, and to attend Child Care New South Wales' meetings.

Full Membership is yearly. Membership is due on the calendar year from the date membership is issues. The membership fee is $250.00 pa (Plus GST) a total of $275.00.

Application form (PDF)