FDCA was formed as an incorporated association in 1988 under the name of the National Family Day Care Council of Australia Inc.
As we grew our business portfolio we needed to change our structure to that of a company limited by guarantee – so in 2000 we became the National Family Day Care Council of Australia Limited.
In 2006 we felt the need for a contemporary new feel for the organisation and its logo – to give them both a modern and dynamic look that better represented the future. The 5th Family Day Care Australia National Conference, held in Alice Springs in May 2006, provided the perfect opportunity to launch the new name, and logo [and mission] for family day care’s national peak body – now known as Family Day Care Australia Limited (FDCA).
The organisation’s logo closely links FDCA to the national family day care logo by using the same ‘red star house’ image and font. The strap line ‘leading the way in childcare’ is our roadmap for the organisation’s future.
Following a comprehensive review of the governance structure of FDCA in 2003 and work carried out over the ensuing period, the FDCA Board of Directors endorsed a new governance and consultative structure within a new constitution in early 2009. A motion to adopt the new constitution, put to the members at an Extraordinary General Meeting on 23 May 2009, was overwhelmingly accepted.
The new Board of Directors will take office from the Annual General Meeting in 2009 and will comprise:
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5 Directors elected by the membership nationally |
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1 Director elected from the National Members’ Forum |
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3-5 Directors appointed by the Board on a skills basis |
A new consultative body, known as the National Members’ Forum, and comprising two representatives from each state and territory, will also take effect from the AGM in 2009. This group will be elected on a sector basis by the members in each state and territory from 2010.
Download the Constitution in pdf. |
