FDCA calls for Abstracts to build 2025 Conference program

Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) is seeking the passion, knowledge and expertise of family day care (FDC) professionals, researchers, and others in the space as it builds out its program ahead of the 2025 FDCA National Conference, to be held in Melbourne from 23 – 25 October. 

Renowned as the premier professional development event for FDC professionals, the conference offers a unique opportunity to “stand shoulder to shoulder” with some of Australia’s leading minds in early childhood education and care (ECEC), and share knowledge, experience and insights.

Those who are successful in being selected as presenters will join a line up which already includes internationally acclaimed New Zealand neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis, Dual Olympian and MD Dr Jana Pittman and National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds.

To guide prospective presenters in thinking about topics, FDCA has offered the following guidance (noting submissions are not limited to these themes): 

• Business management in family day care
• Child safety in family day care
• Contemporary issues in society and ECEC
• Demonstrating excellence in family day care and ECEC
• Early years pedagogy
• Effective leadership in family day care
• Embedding Indigenous and cultural awareness in family day care
• Engaging with families and building connections
• Family day care in practice
• Inclusive education in family day care
• Innovative approaches in family day care
• Risk management in family day care
• Supporting behaviour and emotional development in ECEC
• Sustainability in family day care and ECEC
• Technology in family day care and ECEC
• Wellbeing in family day care  

“Regardless of whether this is your first time attending the FDCA National Conference or you’re returning, we invite you to submit an abstract to present,” a spokesperson said.

Strong consideration will be given to abstracts that are interactive in nature over those that are strictly oral in delivery. As such, the conference planning committee has asked that prospective presenters highlight if their session will be interactive within their abstract.

The closing date for abstracts is 31 January 2025. Successful applicants will be informed by email no later than 14 February 2025. Terms and conditions can be viewed here.

Session availability at the FDCA 2025 National Conference will be limited, therefore the number of presenters selected will be restricted.

For more information about the conference please see here.