2010 FKA Children’s Services Membership

CHILDREN’S SERVICES   $150.00
(State or Commonwealth-funded Children’s Service)

• Kindergarten
• Long Day Care Centre
• Family Day Care Service

Inclusion Support Facilitator/Preschool Field Officer
$88.00

Outside School Hours Service and Formula-funded Occasional Child Care
$55.00

Group Employer   $600.00
(Fee required for up to four Children’s Services)
Plus $50.00 for each additional site

 ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
(Non-funded Children’s Service)

• Agency/Association/Organisation $120.00
• Individual $88.00  (working in a Children’s Service)
• Occasional Child Care $55.00 - Take a Break Child Care Program
• Schools $150.00
• Interstate $120.00
  - Access to Member Resources on the web
  - Newsletter (1 copy quarterly)
  - Discount of 10% on FKACS resources
• Training Institutions   $600
  Students from Member Institutions are able to access written material handouts, copies of ‘Resource’ newsletter, telephone and in-house support for assignments from Children’s Services Consultants.
   

Membership Includes

LIBRARY and BOOK SHOP
(Open Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:45pm)
Including access to fka Children’s Services online borrowing facility. Members can borrow or purchase a comprehensive range of high quality books, reference information and resources for staff, parents and children.

• Over 11,000 items, including videos
• Bilingual resources
• Multicultural and Koorie kits
• Translated information
• Postal orders from the Book Shop
• 10% discount on purchase of fka Children’s Services resources
   

MEMBER RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Access to Member resources on the Web which include translated materials and articles on the following topics: Bilingual Issues, Celebrations, Child Rearing Practices, Diversity, Interactions, Language, Multicultural Perspectives, Music, Outside School Hours, Play, Quality Assurance, Refugee and Migration, Working with Families.

NEWSLETTER
One copy of ‘Resource’ per quarter. The MRC newsletter deals with issues of cultural diversity, programming and English as a second language.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Two FREE FKA Children’s Services Forums (To be advised in 2010 Training Calendar available in January)

NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION ONLY
(One copy quarterly)

• Student $22.00
• Individual $55.00
• Interstate $66.00
• International (Airmail) $77.00
• Institution (3 copies) $77.00
  
  For Bulk Rates please contact FKACS for a quote
   

Alternative Membership

ONLINE LIBRARY ONLY $55
(Available only to services that are Commonwealth & State funded Children’s Services)

FKACS will post order’s within 2 days of receiving a library request and will be responsible for the cost of posting items to members. Members will be responsible for the cost of returning the library items to FKACS. Terms and conditions will apply.

DUAL ON LINE LIBRARY ONLY
This membership will provide Online access to FKACS and Gowrie Victoria Libraries. The Dual Membership is an initiative of the Inclusion and Professional Support Program funded by the Australian Government.

FKA Children’s Services   $49.50
Gowrie Victoria   $69.30

Additional Membership Option

(Available to Full, Associate and Group Employer)

MOBILE RESOURCE SERVICE   $88.00
Membership includes:

• Visits to your service (Metropolitan and Rural Victoria)
• A personalised service for specific requests of material and equipment
• An extended library loan period
• Access to purchase stock and ordering resources
• Support from the attending Children’s Services Consultants