Benefits of Ignite Minds for FDC Educators

Support

We will support you and your small business to grow to what you want it to be, we will help with placement of children and with collection of fees, we will ensure compliance at every step, your business is our business.

Regular Compliance Checks: We conduct unannounced spot checks each month and provide you with a compliance report providing you with the confidence that you are ready for a visit from the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA).  We provide confidence and peace of mind.

Support Visits: You can request support visits at any time.  Amongst other things, our coordination team regularly assists with Assessment and referral, communicating with families, program planning, and child wellbeing.  If any issues were identified during the spot checks we will come back at your convenience to support you to address them prior to the next compliance check.

Full Fee Transparency

Ignite Minds operates on the Zero-Overhead Promise. We charge NO Annual Registration Fee. Our only fee is an admin fee of $2.48 per hour of care, and $1.25 per week for the software program, meaning nearly 90% of the parent's fee stays with you."

Admin levies are reviewed every June and aligned with the Child Care Subsidy CPI increase.  We are predictable with no surprises.

Financial Sovereignty

Escape the wage ceiling and the stress of relying on a center's payroll department. We guarantee your payments are on time and correct. Our software gives you immediate, 24/7 access to your income data for Centrelink—you are the CEO of your business, and you will never wait for permission or paperwork again.

Reclaim your Professional Pride

We don't want you to feel like a "glorified babysitter" in the corporate model. Our coordination unit is your professional backbone, not your micromanaging director. We provide dedicated in-home and in-house mentoring sessions and manage the mandatory annual training (CPR, First Aid, etc.) to eliminate the admin burden that stole your time. Your only job is to be the connected, expert educator you were trained to be.

End the Feud with Fees

The parent fees are often a tricky point. We actively assist in the process of collecting the family gap fees, ensuring smooth cash flow and financial certainty so you can focus 100% on the children, not the accounts.

What Happens if Families do not Pay

Ignite minds will chase bad debts. If parents do not pay the gap fee they have agreed to, they are committing fraud if they are collecting the CCS via Centrelink. The CCS is a percentage rebate for out of pocket expenses connected to childcare. If the full fee turns out to be ‘zero’ (because the family has not paid the GAP) then the CCS percentage of zero is actually ‘zero’. They may end up with a centrelink recovery notice.

Ignite Minds charges families 2 weeks pre paid fees via automatic direct debit. Families are reminded where payments bounce. Care is stopped if they have not paid the invoice within 14 days.

Burnout-Free Compliance System

The center model makes compliance your burden. Our system is your 'Admin Firewall.' We proactively manage your compliance checks (CPR, First Aid, Insurance) via timely reminders, guaranteeing you never face the stress of an administrative failure or non-compliance notice.

Our software is designed to turn your work into profit, not paperwork. Log hours easily to ensure you get paid on time, every time—no lost paperwork, no missed paychecks.

Reclaim Your Title: Educator

You have the autonomy, and we provide the professional backbone. Our leadership channels (Podcasts, YouTube, Blog) are curated by FDC veterans to provide high-level, practical programming ideas, ensuring you are respected as an Educator—not just a 'crowd controller.'

Check out our Youtube chanel Play Learn Teach or our Podcasts or Blog for resources and ideas