application forms and guides
A licence application guide has been developed to assist applicants and licensees in completing the application form.
Also see the step-by-step Guide to children’s services licensing for help with the process of setting up a children's service.
applying for a licence
- children’s service licence application
- authorised supervisor nomination by licensee
- personal information
- screening consent and prohibited employment declaration
- statement of premises compliance
- statement of premises non-compliance
- application for an emergency placement
- statement of skills and experience (home-based services only)
- licence application guide
mobile services only
changes to licensed premises
other application forms
out of school hours care
- out of school hours care registration application
- out of school hours care change of details for registered service
school-based preschool or children’s services
- school-based preschool or children’s services licence application
- authorised supervisor nomination by licensee of a school-based preschool or children’s service
- personal information for licensee (school-based preschool or children’s service)
- screening consent and prohibited employment declaration
To assist you with the licensing process, you should first read the licence application guide for existing school-based preschools or children’s services and FAQs before lodging your application.
child-minding in a retail shopping centre
- application for child-minding in a retail shopping centre
- statement of compliance part 4
- statement of undertakings part 4
early childhood teacher
- application for assessment of children's service qualifications
- current list of qualifications that meet the Regulation
- early childhood teacher interim policy
- early childhood teacher approval application
other useful resources
- step-by-step Guide to children’s services licensing
- qualifications for cooks in children's services
- nutrition checklists:
- menu planning for long day care
- sandwich planning - supporting children with additional needs (SCAN) funding scheme
- appeals by family day carers
- first aid course approval process
- first aid training providers and courses
- anaphylaxis guidelines for children's services
- Curriculum framework for children's services - the practice of relationships: essential provisions for children's services
- A framework for constructing meaning - rationale for the practice of relationships: essential provisions for children's services
- Curriculum framework for children's services - abridged version
To report suspected child abuse or neglect, call the DoCS Helpline on 132 111 (24 hours/7 days)