MA000120 · Children's Services Award

An educator calls in sick and ratios are tight. Fitz tells you exactly what the Children's Services Award requires.

The HR desk for long day care, preschools, kindergartens and outside-school-hours care providers. Instant answers grounded in the Children's Services Award — not generic templates.

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Award
MA000120
Rates current
2026-07-01
Casual loading
25%
Super
12%

Covers long day care, preschools and kindergartens, outside-school-hours care, and other children’s services.

Live scenarios
What is the educational leader allowance?
The Children's Services Award pays an educational leader allowance that scales with days per week. Fitz returns the exact figure from the current Pay Guide.
Do broken shifts attract an allowance?
Yes — a broken-shift allowance applies per day a broken shift is worked. Fitz applies it automatically.
What is the minimum shift for a part-time educator?
The award sets a minimum engagement. Fitz flags any roster below it before you publish.
Classification wizard
01

Describe the role

Answer a few plain-English questions about what the employee actually does.

02

Fitz maps the award

The wizard walks the Children's Services Award classification structure so you land on the right level.

03

Get the exact rate

The current hourly, weekly, penalty and allowance figures — straight from the Pay Guide MA000120.

Document builder

Award-correct documents in minutes

Generate childcare service paperwork that already reflects Children's Services Award rules: Childcare employment contract · Casual engagement letter · Classification & pay-rate letter · Educational leader appointment letter · Formal warning.

Crisis Mode

When something goes wrong right now

A child-safety incident or a mandatory-reporting question — Crisis Mode gives you the immediate, award-grounded steps and the escalation path.

What operators say
Testimonial slot

Add a verified childcare service testimonial here once collected.

Testimonial slot

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Pay Rates

Children's Services Award Pay Rates 2026

Current classification rates, penalties and allowances from the FWO Pay Guide.

Guide

Children's Services Award Guide (MA000120)

The complete reference — coverage, classifications, penalties, allowances and compliance.

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Fitz HR vs Employment Hero

How Fitz compares for childcare services on the Children's Services Award.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Fitz HR do for a childcare service?
Fitz answers Children's Services Award (MA000120) questions instantly — pay rates, penalties, allowances, minimum engagement, classifications and compliance — grounded in the current Fair Work Ombudsman Pay Guide. It also builds documents and runs a Crisis Mode for urgent situations.
Are the Children's Services Award rates current?
Yes. Rates are sourced from the FWO Pay Guide MA000120 and are current as at 2026-07-01, with the next review due 2027-07-01.
Which award covers long day care and OSHC?
The Children's Services Award MA000120 covers long day care, preschools and kindergartens, and outside-school-hours care. Teachers in early childhood settings may instead be covered by the relevant education teachers award — Fitz confirms coverage first.
Is this a separate product from the hospitality tool?
No — it is the same Fitz HR assistant, tuned for the Children's Services Award. You get the same wizard, document builder and Crisis Mode, grounded in your award.

Any Children's Services Award question — answered in seconds

Grounded in the current Fair Work Pay Guide MA000120. Ask anything about pay, penalties, allowances or compliance.

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