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Our Early Childhood Education and Care partners

Our Early Childhood Education and Care partnerships draw fresh talent to the industry while giving our students the best chance of career success.

Over 140 practical placement partners Australia-wide

We want to see every one of our students thrive with real-life work placement opportunities that set them up for a long and rewarding career.

That’s why we’ve partnered with leading Early Childhood Education and Care providers to deliver hands-on learning experiences that our students could never receive from a textbook alone.

Our partners can also recruit work placement students after graduation and connect with our pool of job-ready graduates, giving our students a head start in finding a career they love.

Early Childhood and Care Practical Placement Partner Map

Green Leaves Early Learning

When it comes to providing Early Childhood Education and Care that goes beyond traditional standards, Green Leaves Early Learning truly shines. With over 50 custom-built centres and close to 1,500 team members on the horizon, Green Leaves Early Learning is committed to service excellence and raising the benchmark for early education and care across Australia. 

Green Leaves

Only About Children

Only About Children aims to empower every child to reach their full potential through a passion for learning. With over 75 campuses across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, this partnership helps to connect our students with hands-on work placement opportunities. 

Only About Children

Rise & Shine Kindergarten

Rise & Shine Kindergarten are family-owned and operated childcare providers who are dedicated to children’s holistic development, from just six weeks all the way to six years. With their unique Shine Advantage™ curriculum, they bring exceptional care to little ones throughout Queensland and New South Wales. 

Rise and Shine Partner

Story House Early Learning

When it comes to childcare providers in Australia, Story House Early Learning is a true beacon of excellence. That’s why we’ve partnered with them to connect our students with work placement opportunities across Australia’s East Coast.

Early childhood education work placement opportunities are available

Z Staffing

Z Staffing is Australia's leading childcare staffing app, connecting educators to shifts at local early learning centres, on demand. With over 25 learning centres onboarding each week, they've earned their nickname as the educator and early learning centre matchmaker.

Z Recruitment Partnership

Interested in partnering with us?

If you're ready to take an active role in training your next generation of staff through an industry partnership with Foundation Education, learn more about the benefits of an industry partnership here.

Our courses are designed by experts

With courses designed by industry experts, you can rest assured that our students and graduates are equipped with everything they need to succeed in their work placement or employment.

We provide dedicated support

Our student support and education faculty teams are dedicated to supporting our students from enrolment to graduation with everything they need to succeed.

We offer flexible study options

Our students can study whenever and wherever, giving them greater flexibility with their availability to complete placement work in a Childcare centre.

We deliver real career outcomes

Whether you’re looking for students to complete a practical work placement or want to recruit highly-skilled graduates, you’ll see real effects in the quality of your team partnering with us.

Our training is nationally recognised

Every student receives a nationally recognised Certificate or Diploma accreditation upon course completion, ensuring they’re completely prepared to get started in their first Early Childhood Education and Care role.

Recruitment partner

Suitable for local and national businesses in need of access to highly-skilled early learning educators and childcare staff.

Vocational placement partner

Suitable for businesses that can take on students looking to complete their work placement for the practical components of their course.

Referral partner

Suitable for businesses who want to refer aspiring Early Childhood Education and Care students to Foundation Education for their training.

Corporate partner

Suitable for businesses who want to offer their staff the chance to learn more, advance their career, and offer the best possible care to growing minds with discounted rates on our courses.

Traineeship partner

Suitable for businesses who want to work with us to get staff qualified while they work in your childcare centre through an Australian Apprenticeship (traineeship) arrangement.

No recruitment fees

We’re not a recruitment agency – we’re an education provider. So we don’t charge you any fees to connect with our Early Childhood Education and Care students and graduates.

Help when you need it

Whether you need more staff to meet your recruitment demands, or an employee is taking leave, you can reach out for extra help when you need it most.

Free candidate screening

We’ll help you figure out if a candidate fits in well with your business needs, values, staff, and children through vocational work placement.

Build your team

Help shape a tight-knit team by training your educators and carers with the values of your centre, right from the start.

Increased brand exposure

Your early learning and care centres will receive more exposure simply by being one of our partners.

Work-ready graduates

Connect with graduates who are already prepared to start work in childcare settings, and get the first pick of highly skilled staff for your team.

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Partner with us

Play your part in shaping the future of your industry and become a Foundation Education partner today.