About Us 

Our in-home child care service delivers a range of practical, emotional, and social supports to the children entrusted in our care. This includes supporting caregivers to build upon and improve their parenting capacity and relationships with their child by role modeling secure attachment principles and implementing Circle of Security strategies within the home.

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The Little Petal team is a collective of qualified and skilled individuals that have undertaken the necessary screening processes to determine their eligibility to work safely with children. A Little Petal Educator also possesses the following skills and resources to effectively carry out their role and responsibilities:

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• Current first aid skills, access to resources to administer basic first aid, and a mobile worker safety app that can be used to activate alerts and emergency services attendance in the case of any emergency.

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• Current licence, satisfactory driving record, and comprehensively insured vehicle.

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• Skills and knowledge to fulfill their duty of care obligations under national law to protect children from any risk of harm, abuse, and neglect and to always maintain a child’s safety and well-being as main priority.

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• Child development resources to support children with their developmental needs.

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• Ability to work alongside allied health professionals and implement their professional recommendations with the children enrolled with Little Petal.

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Prior to in-home child care service delivery, a social work assessment is conducted with the family at the residence of where the care will take place. The enrolment process and documents are completed including, medical action plans for each child in the home if required. The initial home safety risk assessment is also completed at this time to ensure that the home environment is free from risks and hazards that prevents the Educator from successfully and safely supporting the family.

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Little Petal is a service provider approved by the Education Standards Board of South Australia and is accountable to upholding the National Quality Framework standards for children’s education and care.​

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