SKC ACCOUNTING · AUSTRALIA

Childcare, Early Learning & Family Day Care

Accounting, tax and advisory support for Childcare, Early Learning & Family Day Care across Australia. Practical guidance from SKC Accounting.

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  • This category specifically includes both centre-based childcare businesses and family day care.

Examples include:

  • childcare centres

  • long day care centres

  • early learning centres

  • preschool businesses

  • family day care services

  • family day care businesses

  • independent family day care educators

  • before school care providers

  • after school care providers

  • Outside School Hours Care providers

  • vacation care providers

  • small independent childcare operators

  • early-childhood education businesses

  • multi-site childcare operators.

Common Financial Challenges

Childcare, early learning and family day care businesses may deal with:

  • staffing and wages

  • occupancy or enrolment levels

  • operating costs

  • equipment and educational resources

  • rent or home-based operating costs

  • cash flow

  • payroll

  • taxation

  • record keeping

  • business growth

  • expansion

  • understanding whether the service is operating profitably.

Family Day Care

Family day care is deliberately included as its own important part of this category.

An independent family day care educator may operate very differently from a large childcare centre.

The accounting needs may involve areas such as:

  • business income

  • home-based operating expenses

  • record keeping

  • equipment and resources

  • motor-vehicle or travel-related records where applicable

  • GST and taxation considerations

  • cash flow

  • separating personal and business transactions.

The level of support should therefore reflect the actual size and circumstances of the educator's business rather than treating every childcare provider the same way.

How SKC Accounting Can Help

We can help childcare, early learning and family day care businesses maintain organised accounting records and better understand their financial position.

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