Childcare recruitment agencies Sydney: educators and teachers for NSW centres

Greater Sydney had 5,231,147 residents at the 2021 Census, with 312,364 aged 0 to 4 (6.0%) and 329,072 aged 5 to 9 (6.3%). The detail differs by part of the city. In Sydney - Blacktown 7.6% of residents were aged 0 to 4 and 7.9% aged 5 to 9, while in Sydney - Parramatta the figures were 6.7% and 6.6%. Community and personal service workers, which includes child carers, made up 9.3% of employed residents of Greater Sydney against 11.5% for Australia. These are Census counts of people, not vacancies. For childcare recruitment in Sydney, a centre in the west that serves that child population should name the suburb and the room in the brief, because candidates weigh the journey as well as the pay.

The Office of the Children's Guardian says the Working With Children Check is a requirement for anyone in paid or volunteer child-related work in New South Wales. An applicant first receives an APP number and later a WWC number once the police and record checks are done, and the Check lasts five years. Under the legislation a person can start working with children once they hold an APP number, but the Office notes that some employers, including those in early childhood education and care, require a clearance. That choice is the provider's, so say in the brief which one you require and we will search on it. Every person involved in an NQF service also has to complete the national child safety training that began on 27 February 2026.

New South Wales uses one educator to ten children from 36 months up to and including preschool age, while Victoria, Queensland and South Australia use one to eleven, and one to fifteen above preschool age. Birth to 24 months is one to four and 24 to 36 months is one to five. Early childhood teachers working in approved centre-based settings must be accredited with the NSW Education Standards Authority, and the regulator is the NSW Early Learning Commission. ACECQA also requires a centre-based service to have at least one staff member or nominated supervisor on duty at all times with approved first aid, anaphylaxis management and emergency asthma management training, so a roster that depends on one qualified person has no margin for leave.

Childcare recruitment agencies in Sydney range from relief staffing to permanent early childhood recruitment. If you want a childcare recruitment agency in Sydney for permanent roles, CrossNation recruits permanent and contract roles: you send the age group or program, the qualification level, the roster and the start date, we shortlist, you interview and decide, and we coordinate the offer. Outside school hours care deserves its own question. ACECQA says there are no national qualification requirements for these educators and lists state-specific rules for the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia, New South Wales is not on that list, so check the position description for the qualification a school-age care role needs. Providers who want overseas educators can brief us for sponsorship-ready overseas candidates; the employer holds or obtains its own approval, and CrossNation cannot promise a visa, an approval or a job. This is general information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent.

Parramatta, Blacktown, Penrith, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Hornsby, Chatswood, Sutherland, Northern Beaches, Newcastle.

Greater Sydney had 5,231,147 residents at the 2021 Census and a median age of 37, compared with 39 in New South Wales and 38 in Australia.

The industries employing the most people in Greater Sydney included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals), Computer System Design and Related Services, Banking.

Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) employed 98,480 people (4.1% of employed residents), compared with 4.2% in New South Wales and 4.5% in Australia.

These are ABS 2021 Census figures. They describe the area, not CrossNation's own placements.

Median weekly household income in Greater Sydney was $2,077 at the 2021 Census, above the New South Wales figure of $1,829 and above the Australian figure of $1,746.

The most common occupation groups among employed residents were professionals (29.3%), managers (15.2%), clerical and administrative workers (13.8%).

Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) was the industry employing the most residents of Sydney, at 4.1% of employed residents.

Wages for a role follow the award or enterprise agreement that covers it, not the Census medians. The screening checks for care and disability roles in New South Wales are on our recruitment agency New South Wales page. This is general information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent.

Wages are separate from our fee and follow the Children's Services Award 2010 or an enterprise agreement. The award sets a level 3 qualified educator (approved certificate III) at $1,233.90 a week ($32.47 an hour) and a level 5 advanced educator at $1,389.50 a week ($36.57 an hour) for full-time employees from 1 July 2026, and superannuation is paid on top at 12%. These are award minimums, the same in every state. Check Fair Work for the latest rates.