This information has been designed to help you ensure that children in home-based services have access to high-quality care and education environments.

Home environments provide learning opportunities and experiences in contexts that are different from centres. The daily occurrences and materials that are already part of the home environment (such as cooking, shopping, gardening) provide rich learning opportunities for children. Remember though that a strength for home-based education is the opportunity for children to go out and about in the community. Educators should be encouraged to utilise the equipment, opportunities and resources that are available in their local communities.

As a service provider you must make sure that the homes used in your service are equipped to provide for the children who attend. Variety, quality and quantity of equipment is required to enable educators to support the wide range of learning and abilities and interests of the children attending.