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Please find below a selection of The Desktop's resources.

Each one is downloadable by simply clicking on the respective link and saving to your own computer. Modules, policies and related resources are reviewed regularly and new product announcements are emailed to members every Monday morning.

Policy Management

The Policy and Procedure Checklist includes the Childcare Centre Desktop’s complete Policy and Procedure Library. Compare its contents against your own Policy Manual, with particular attention to Regulated policies.

Childcare Policies

Our LDC, FDC and OSHC Policy Libraries span all Quality Areas of the National Quality Standard and are constantly kept up to date via our 'monthly review routine'. Each one is written as a first-draft so they can be easily amended to your own Service's style, physical environment and culture.

Childcare Procedures

Our LDC, FDC and OSHC Policy Libraries span all Quality Areas of the National Quality Standard and are constantly kept up to date via our 'monthly review routine'. Each one is written as a first-draft so they can be easily amended to your own Service's style, physical environment and culture.

Newsletter Resource for your Families

Created to save you hours when publishing your regular newsletter to families. We research and generate 85% of the newsletter content each month, leave space for you to submit Service specific information and deliver the template on-time each and every month.Editions are released to members on the 23rd of each month in readiness for the month ahead.

Pre-Assessment & Rating Checklists

Our Pre-assessment & Rating Checklists are designed to provide you with an efficient, organised approach to the assessment & rating experience - helping you recognise areas that require actioning well before your formal visit. Our checklists (Range: QA1 to QA7) are a simple guide to get you started.

Compliance: First Aid Kit Inventory and Checklist

This is one example of our Compliance Modules which extend across all Quality Areas.

It is vital that your first aid kits are fully stocked, up to date and sensibly located in readiness for any potential health & safety situation. Our First Aid Kit Inventory & Checklist has been created with reference to information provided by ACECQA, Safe Work Australia, and St Johns Ambulance. (Available for all Sectors LDC, OSHC and FDC)

Job Descriptions

All Job Description templates are in first-draft format so you can easily adjust to your own service's requirements and identity.

Activity Modules: Under the Sea

These modules are designed to compliment your own pedagogical framework and to encourage the children to truly connect with their experiences. The activity sheets below are from our ‘Planet’ section.

Human Resources: Forms and Templates

Our Forms and Templates are aligned to a specific routine or procedure. The Employment Application forms the start of the staff recruitment process and module.(Available for all Sectors LDC, OSHC and FDC)

Special Days & Event Flyers (A4)

As with the Do-It-With-You (DIWY) Newsletter resource, the Do-It-With-You Special Days & Events Flyers solve the problem of producing professional looking announcements for your noticeboard or invitations.

Includes over 100 A4 Flyers for special days or events scheduled throughout the year.

What our members have to say.

Directors and coordinators across Australia use The Desktop to simplify compliance, policies, and everyday operations. Here’s what they say about the difference it’s made in their services.

The newsletters are so well written, not tacky at all — the information is so relevant and well presented. I LOVE THEM!
Athena Cotis
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Director
St Nicholas Greek-Australian Preschool & Childcare Centre, ACT
Excellent resource and great value for money — our recent A&R was made so much easier knowing that policies and procedures were accurate, up to date and relevant.
Kathy Sokk
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Coordinator
WPS Wyoming Community OSHC, NSW
I am so grateful to have found your service — I am now able to edit the policies to suit my needs and learning about legislation I hadn't considered previously.
Sally Vieglais
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OSHC Coordinator
Kawungan State School, QLD
Your service has been of immense help over the years — I like the orderly way it is set out and appreciate the in-depth research on so many levels.
June Scifo
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Director
OFGS Care, NSW
I love your newsletter template and have had really good feedback from my families — thank you!
Melisa Seaton
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Director
Balmain Care For Kids, NSW
Excellent suite of compliance and assessment documents.
Connie Cowling
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Director
Le Fevre Kindergarten Inc, SA
Thanks Childcare Centre Desktop for all the work you have done this year — you have been so beneficial to us and made our life so much easier!
Sally Matthews
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Director
Federation Children's Centre SMB, VIC
Your policies, forms and newsletters are a timesaver and make my job so much easier — thank you for the hard work your team does!
Cherrie Seale
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Director
Kids Haven Early Learning Centre, NSW
I have just received my CCS approval and could not have done it without being a member of Childcare Desktop and utilising all of your amazing resources.
Siobhan Yardley
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Coordinator
All Kids Family Day Care, VIC
I've been a member for over 10 years — Childcare Centre Desktop is outstanding, always up to date, and invaluable to both Providers and Educators.
Kym Jeffs
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Former Director
WA
Childcare Centre Desktop was really helpful for my application of CCS approval.
Shasha Gong
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Director
Kids Club Early Learning Centre, VIC
You've created an amazing platform to make a complex task a lot easier — I'd be lost without it!
Lisa Hodge
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Coordinator
Caringbah North Activity Centre, NSW
Love love love Childcare Centre Desktop — their policies, procedures and newsletters save us so much time that now we are where we should be, and that's with the children.
Sue Harris
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Director
Indigo North Health Rutherglen OSHC, VIC
Highly recommend the Desktop — they keep you up to date with the changes to Regs and NQF, and I love that they do some of my paperwork for me!
Sharn
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Director
Moore Park Gardens Preschool & Long Day Care Centre, NSW
Membership with Childcare Centre Desktop is worth every cent — it saves so much time and stress knowing that the experts have it covered!
Linda Lay
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Coordinator
Growing Minds Family Day Care, NT
When updating our SunSmart Application, the Cancer Council commended our policy's thoroughness — a testament to the high standards Childcare Centre Desktop upholds.
Tasha Evans
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Director
Ocean Shores Early Learning Centre, NSW
This is amazing — you guys are so good! I am impressed by how fast you worked on this.
Kristine Ham
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Director
Billy Lids Kindy, QLD
Thank you for all of the brilliant resources that you supply!
Kelly Gibb
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Staff Member
Little Sails Pre School, NSW
Thanks for the amazing job you do making our lives easier with policies.
Kylee Paddy
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Staff Member
Hills Montessori School, NSW
We've been members for 5 years. The policies have saved us countless hours — I can rely on them being up-to-date and easy to tweak to suit our service.
Victoria Edmond
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Coordinator
Rainbow Bridge Family Day Care, QLD
This is an excellent resource — I have been using Childcare Centre Desktop for about 8 years and would not be without it!
Melissa Underwood
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Director
Wollongbar Community Pre-School, NSW
Childcare Centre Desktop has been an incredible help to us for many years — we truly don't know what we would have done without it.
Rachel Khan
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Centre Representative
Stardust Child Care Centre, ACT