Following three separate submissions to the Australian Government Senate Committee on COVID-19, yesterday FDCA’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Paterson, appeared as a witness before the Committee; the only ECEC representative to appear at the hearing. On behalf of our members, Andrew highlighted the many unique strengths of the sector and the vital role played by family day care throughout the pandemic and more broadly, as a vital part of Australia’s ECEC landscape. "Through the emergence of C