Get early childhood compliance knowledge online, or Geccko, is our online learning platform for the early childhood education and care sector.
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Overview
Geccko is designed to help you comply with your obligations under Family Assistance Law. Family Assistance Law sets the rules for administering Child Care Subsidy.
The courses are suitable for all staff across all approved care types.
You can complete self-paced e-learning courses and download course certificates upon completion.
Available courses
Full-length courses
Full-length courses can take up to 20 minutes to complete. There are 15 full-length courses available:
- Accurate Fee Reporting
- Additional Child Care Subsidy
- Compliance and Enforcement
- Disasters and Emergencies
- Electronic Payment of Gap Fees
- Family Assistance Law Notification Requirements (revised)
- First Nations Cultural Awareness
- Fit and Proper Person Requirements
- Fraud Awareness
- Managing Absences
- Overview of Family Assistance Law and the National Law
- Persons with Management or Control
- Record Keeping under Family Assistance Law
- Session Reports
- Understanding Enrolments
- Working With Children Checks.
Mini learning courses
Mini learning courses take less than 5 minutes to complete. There are 2 mini learning courses available:
- Advertising and Inducements Rules
- Public holidays and CCS.
Videos
Geccko includes short videos which help you understand how to comply with Family Assistance Law.
Support
Tip sheets
Geccko contains tip sheets to help you use the platform including:
- enrolment
- completing a course
- viewing your training history.
Technical support
If you encounter any issues, please contact our Geccko online learning team at Geccko@education.gov.au.
Help with Child Care Subsidy
The Child Care Subsidy Provider Helpdesk is our frontline support centre for child care providers and services ccshelpdesk@education.gov.au.
Provider approvals courses
The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) provides online learning courses about opening an education and care service in Australia. You can learn about becoming an approved child care provider and your responsibilities under the National Law and Family Assistance Law by visiting the ACECQA website.