Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

National Childcare Accreditation Council

Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care

Professional Support Coordinator WA

State Administrative Tribunal

Working with Children Check

Child care centres provide care for children predominantly below school age up to the commencement of a secondary school programme under the Child Care Services (Child Care) Regulations 2006.  You can download a PDF (227 kb) or Word (558 kb) version of the regulations or contact the State Law Publisher for the latest official hard copy version. 

Click on the links below to access application kits, information sheets and newsletters.

• Licence application kits
• Licensing visit self assessment checklist (PDF, 337kb)
• Change of Supervising Officer/PAPO kit
• Licence renewal application kits
• Exemption Kit (PDF, 672kb complete kit)
     Exemption application form (PDF, 128kb)
     Emergency exemption form (PDF, 109kb)
• Notification/Modification application kit (PDF, 408kb)
• Amendment kit (PDF, 462kb)

• Information Sheets
• Children and Families Updates

Criminal record checks
Applications for criminal record checks / National Police Certificates can only be made at Australia Post outlets.  Applicants must apply in person, with suitable identification documents, at Australia Post.  WA Police will then post National Police Certificates directly to applicants.  See the WA Police website for further information.

Updated: July 2009

PLEASE NOTE: This site is regularly updated to meet the requirements associated with the Child Care Services Act 2007 and regulations for child care.