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For early learning & kindergartens

Ratio cover, sorted.

Qualified educators and early childhood teachers for long day care, early learning centres and kinder. Pick the room and the shift, openers and closers included. We check every qualification before an offer goes out.

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Wattle Grove ELC · Tue
Rooms today
6:30–6:30
  • Babies · 0–2 yrs3 educators · in ratio
  • Toddlers · 2–3 yrs2 educators · 1 needed
  • Pre-kinder · 3–4 yrs2 educators · in ratio
  • Kinder · 4–5 yrs2 educators · in ratio
Toddlers · 6:30am openerSearching
Cert III or above · WWCC · first aid incl. anaphylaxis & asthma
How booking works

Room. Shift. Covered.

Built around how centres actually roster, from the 6:30am open to the last pick-up.

1
Pick the room

Babies, toddlers, pre-kinder or kinder. Set the qualification level the gap needs: Certificate III, Diploma or ECT.

2
Set the shift

Any start and finish. A 6:30am opener, a closer to 6:30pm, a short ratio top-up over lunch breaks.

3
Watch it fill

Your favourite educators see it first, then verified educators nearby. Approve hours after the shift.

What we verify

Checked by people, before any offer.

  • Qualification level
    ACECQA-approved Certificate III, Diploma, or early childhood teaching degree.
  • VIT for ECTs
    Early childhood teachers' registration checked against the VIT register.
  • Working with Children Check
    Current, and re-checked before it expires.
  • First aid
    ACECQA-approved, incl. anaphylaxis and asthma management (e.g. HLTAID012).
  • Child safe
    Child protection training and a signed declaration, in line with the Victorian Child Safe Standards.
  • References & right to work
    Two references reviewed by a recruiter. Work rights confirmed.
Priya N. · Educator
Checked before any offer
  • QualificationDiploma of ECEC · ACECQA approved
  • Working with Children CheckCurrent · employee
  • First aidHLTAID012 · anaphylaxis & asthma
  • Child safe trainingCompleted · declaration signed
  • ReferencesTwo, reviewed by a recruiter
Early childhood teachers also show VIT registration.
For directors & managers

Keep rooms in ratio, without the ring-around.

When an educator calls in sick at 6am, request cover from your phone. I Recruit helps you keep rooms in ratio with fast cover, while you stay in charge of the roster.

  • Matched to the room
    Offers go only to educators qualified for that room and shift.
  • Openers and closers
    Any hours, including 6:30am starts and late finishes.
  • Favourites first
    The educators your families know get first look.
  • Approvals in a tap
    Approve hours after each shift. Nothing is billed until you do.
  • One invoice a week
    Every room and every educator, on one clear invoice.
  • Ratings
    Rate every shift so the best fits keep coming back.
For educators & ECTs

Shifts in the rooms you love.

Certificate III, Diploma or early childhood teacher? Choose your age groups, suburbs and hours. Accept in two taps and get paid weekly, with super on time. Plus free PD courses with certificates for your PD log, and 12 months of ClassBreak on us. See the PD Hub

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Preferred Providers

PD and wellbeing for your team.

  • FunShopsThe School of Play

    Play-powered PD and in-school workshops that staff actually talk about the next day.

  • Better Us WorkplaceThe Better Us Project

    Staff culture, connection and leadership, measured and lifted.

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Early learning FAQs

Straight answers.

Which services can use I Recruit?

Long day care and early learning centres, standalone and integrated kindergartens (including funded Three- and Four-Year-Old Kinder programs in Victoria), and services run by councils, not-for-profits and private providers. We're starting across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

What do you check before an educator gets an offer?

An ACECQA-approved qualification at the level the shift needs (Certificate III, Diploma, or an approved early childhood teaching degree for ECTs), VIT registration for early childhood teachers, a current Working with Children Check, ACECQA-approved first aid including anaphylaxis and asthma management (such as HLTAID012), child safe training with a signed declaration, right to work and two references reviewed by a recruiter.

Does I Recruit keep my rooms in ratio?

Ratios and rostering stay your responsibility as the approved provider. I Recruit helps you keep rooms in ratio by filling gaps fast: you choose the room, age group, qualification level and shift times, and only educators who meet them get the offer.

Can I book openers and closers?

Yes. Set any start and finish time, such as a 6:30am opener or a closer through to 6:30pm, or split a long day across two educators.

Can I ask for the same educator again?

Yes. Favourite the educators your children and families know, and they get first look at your next request. You can also rate every shift.

How is it billed?

You pay only for approved hours. One clear invoice a week covers every room and every educator, payable by bank transfer, card or BECS direct debit.

Tomorrow's 6:30am opener, sorted tonight.

Set up your centre in 10 minutes. No lock-in contracts. Pay only for approved hours.

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