Guide to starting a centre-based service#

This guide is to help prospective providers of centre-based early childhood services understand what is required to start a service.

It includes information about:

• designing and building your new premises
• equipment you will need
• complying with licensing criteria
• roles and responsibilities and preparing for staff employment
• policies, procedure and record keeping
• required assessments, approvals and registrations.

Applying for a centre-based service licence#

This guide has details about the process to apply for a centre-based early childhood service licence. 
 

Step-by-step guide#

A high-level breakdown of the steps to follow to start a centre-based early childhood service.