Our In-Home Care
We are SA Government, Department of Education, ACECQA and Education Standard Board approved in home childcare service, we provide a tailored and flexible approach to meet the diverse needs of families and children. We provide a caregiver, nanny, or educator coming into your home to provide personalized care and educational activities for your lovely children in a stable and familiar environment by fostering a deeper bond between the child and caregiver, allowing for more tailored and responsive care and education.
Unlike traditional daycare centres that operate on fixed schedules, we can accommodate the varying and unpredictable schedules of working parents. Our educator not only supports the child’s development but also alleviates the pressures on busy parents, creating a more balanced and harmonious family life.
We have a pool of qualified educators working within in home care domain under national quality frameworks. Our stringent policies and procedures as required by Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) are in place to ensure safety and wellbeing of your loved ones.
What is In-Home Care?
Have you found accessing mainstream childcare difficult or not even an option? Hessel Group is an approved provider of In-Home Care through the In-Home Care Support Agency. IHC is a flexible form of child care that is provided in your home by an approved educator. This program enables families with unusual work, location or care requirements to access approved child care in their home.
In-Home Care is one of the Government’s Childcare funded services attracting the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
In-Home Care can look different for every family, with the number of subsidised hours available per week based on your family’s circumstances. That is why we spend the time to learn about your family and find the best solution for you. We make sure to involve you in every step of the process, including selecting your educator.
Most importantly, we won’t forget about you and will continue supporting you throughout the care provided.
Who are educators?
An educator is a qualified professional who works within the In-Home Care Program. They operate under Australia’s National Quality Framework and adhere to the standards set by the In-Home Care guidelines.
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for subsidized care under the In-Home Care (IHC) program, families must qualify for the Child Care Subsidy and demonstrate that other approved childcare options are either unavailable or unsuitable. Eligibility is determined if one or more of the following conditions apply:
- Parents or carers work non-standard or variable hours that fall outside typical childcare service hours.
- Parents or carers are geographically isolated from other approved childcare services, particularly in rural or remote areas.
- The family faces complex or challenging circumstances, where traditional childcare services cannot adequately meet the needs of the child or family.
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for subsidised care under the IHC program you must qualify for the Child Care Subsidy and be able to demonstrate that other types of approved child care are not available or appropriate and where one or more of the following criteria apply:
- parents or carers are working non-standard or variable hours, outside normal child care service hours
- parents or carers are geographically isolated from other types of approved child care, particularly in rural or remote locations
- the family has challenging or complex needs, including where families are experiencing challenging situations, and other approved child care services are not able to meet the needs of the child or the family.