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Childcare jobs in Perth, WA

Childcare jobs in Perth sit in long day care, kindergartens and outside school hours care across Greater Perth and the Peel region. Western Australia has its own rules: the Education and Care Regulatory Unit in the Department of Communities regulates services, every early childhood teacher must be registered, and the ratio above preschool age steps from one to ten up to one to thirteen. Register your CV with CrossNation and a recruiter reviews it as employers brief us.

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By CrossNation Editorial Team. Sources checked 6 October 2026.

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What to know

What to know before you apply in Perth

What does childcare work look like in Perth?

Greater Perth is a long coastal metropolitan area, so distance matters. Joondalup, Wanneroo and Ellenbrook sit to the north, Rockingham, Baldivis and Mandurah to the south, and Midland and Armadale to the east. The usual settings are long day care, kindergarten programs and outside school hours care. Outside school hours care runs on many primary school grounds, and ACECQA lists Western Australia among the jurisdictions with its own qualification requirements for it. Travel is part of the job for many educators, so a driver licence and a reliable car help, particularly for early starts before public transport runs.

What does the WA Working with Children Check cost and involve?

The Working with Children Check is compulsory for child-related work in Western Australia, under the Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004. The Department of Communities listed a fee of $87 for paid employees and self-employed people and $11 for volunteers, unpaid people and students on unpaid placement when we read its page on 6 October 2026. An application receipt stays valid while the outcome is pending and can be shown to an organisation as proof of lodgement. Students aged 18 or over on placement apply once a placement has been arranged by their education provider. Pair the Check with the national child safety training that began on 27 February 2026.

How do WA ratios and teacher rules shape rosters?

For children from 36 months up to preschool age, Western Australia uses one educator to ten children, where Queensland, South Australia and Victoria use one to eleven. For children over preschool age ACECQA lists a special WA rule: when no kindergarten children are present, one to ten for the first twelve children and then one to thirteen, so a service with eleven or twelve school-age children still needs two staff. Western Australia requires every early childhood teacher to be registered with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia, in force since 6 December 2012. The Education and Care Regulatory Unit sits within the Department of Communities.

What do the local numbers say?

At the 2021 Census Greater Perth had 2,116,647 residents. 129,598 were aged 0 to 4 (6.1%, against 6.1% across Western Australia) and 136,414 were aged 5 to 9 (6.4%). 12.0% of employed residents worked as community and personal service workers, which includes child carers, against 11.8% for the state. The ABS lists Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) (4.4%), Iron Ore Mining (2.6%), Primary Education (2.5%), Cafes and Restaurants (2.4%), Supermarket and Grocery Stores (2.4%) among the five biggest industries of employment, so schools are one of the larger employers in the labour market. These figures describe the area, not CrossNation vacancies.

What you could apply for in Perth

Role types

Educator in a long day care room in the northern, southern or eastern suburbs
Diploma-qualified educator or room leader
Educator in a kindergarten or pre-primary program on a school site
Outside school hours care educator at a primary school
Early childhood teacher, registered with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia

Areas covered: Joondalup, Wanneroo, Ellenbrook, Rockingham, Baldivis, Mandurah, Midland, Armadale, Fremantle.

Official data

Key facts from official sources

WA: Working with Children Check is compulsory

The WWC Check is compulsory for people doing child-related work in Western Australia, as defined in the Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004.

Source: Government of Western Australia: Working with Children Check (retrieved 6 October 2026)

WA: WWC Check fees (read 6 October 2026)

$87.00 for paid employees and self-employed people, and $11.00 for volunteers, unpaid people, students on unpaid placement and for a replacement card.

Source: Government of Western Australia: Working with Children Check application and renewal process (retrieved 6 October 2026)

WA: ratios (read 6 October 2026)

1:4 from birth to 24 months, 1:5 from 24 to 36 months, 1:10 from 36 months to preschool age, and over preschool age 1:10 for the first 12 children then 1:13 if no kindergarten children are present.

Source: ACECQA: Educator to child ratios (retrieved 6 October 2026)

WA: regulator and teacher registration

The Education and Care Regulatory Unit in the Department of Communities is the regulatory authority. Since 6 December 2012 all early childhood teachers must be registered with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia.

Source: ACECQA: Early childhood teacher registration and accreditation (retrieved 6 October 2026)

Greater Perth: children by age at the 2021 Census

129,598 aged 0-4 (6.1%), 136,414 aged 5-9 (6.4%) and 135,222 aged 10-14 (6.4%).

Source: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Greater Perth (retrieved 6 October 2026)

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is a Working with Children Check required for childcare jobs in Perth?

Yes. The Check is compulsory for child-related work in Western Australia, and childcare is child-related work. Apply through the Department of Communities and give your receipt or number to the employer.

How much is the WA Working with Children Check?

On 6 October 2026 the Department of Communities listed $87.00 for paid employees and self-employed people and $11.00 for volunteers and unpaid students. Fees change, so check the page before you apply.

Do early childhood teachers need registration in WA?

ACECQA says all early childhood teachers in Western Australia must be registered with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia, a rule in force since 6 December 2012.

What is different about the WA ratio for school-age children?

ACECQA lists one to ten for the first twelve children and then one to thirteen when no kindergarten children are present, with the full breakdown in regulation 369. Ask the service how it staffs its mix of ages.

Do I need a car for childcare jobs in Perth?

Many centres sit in suburbs that are not close to a train line, and early openings or late closes make driving easier. Some centres near stations do not need one.

Are there childcare jobs in Perth listed with CrossNation today?

Any open role that matches appears in the live roles section above. If there is none, register and upload your CV with your qualification and WWC Check details, and a recruiter can look at your profile when a Perth service briefs us. A listing is not a job offer.