Early childhood providers play a critical role in laying the foundations for lifelong learning and development. As community expectations, regulatory requirements and workforce challenges continue to evolve, providers must balance educational quality, financial sustainability and operational effectiveness.
Whether you operate a single service or a multi-site organisation, strong governance and informed decision-making are essential to delivering positive outcomes for children, families and communities.
We understand that early childhood providers face unique challenges. Changes to funding models, workforce shortages, occupancy pressures, quality assessment requirements and increasing compliance obligations can place significant demands on leadership teams and governing bodies.
Our specialists work with you to deliver practical advice, independent assurance and strategic insights that support sustainable growth and continuous improvement.
We work with a broad range of early learning organisations and understand the financial, governance and compliance challenges unique to the sector.
Clients choose Saward Dawson for advice that goes beyond compliance. We help early childhood organisations navigate change, improve operational and financial performance, and build strong foundations for future growth.
With a deep understanding of the sector, we provide practical, tailored solutions that support effective governance, informed decision-making and sustainable outcomes for the children, families and communities our clients serve.
The team at Saward Dawson are knowledgeable, approachable and well organised. They work collaboratively with our finance team and consistently deliver an efficient audit process with clear communication throughout.
Ally Long – CFO
Our experienced audit team provides independent assurance to boards, management and stakeholders.
We conduct audits using advanced electronic audit methodologies and data analytics to deliver meaningful insights into financial reporting, internal controls and governance processes.
Our goal is to provide confidence that your organisation’s financial reporting is accurate, compliant and fit for purpose.
Strong governance is essential in today’s education environment. We assist boards and leadership teams with:
By identifying risks and opportunities early, we help organisations strengthen decision-making and improve accountability.
Education providers need access to reliable financial information to support strategic planning and sustainable growth. Our advisory services include:
Many government departments and other funders require an independent audit of funding provided. We provide tailored grant acquittal services to meet the funder’s requirements. These acquittals include recurring government funding, tutor initiative funding, capital funding (BGA) and other government funding acquittals.
Our taxations specialists can help with:
Murray Nicholls leads our Remuneration Services team. Murray is a specialist in various areas of remuneration, including fringe benefits, salary packaging and taxation planning, and provides advice to a number of clients in the education sector.
We have extensive experience working with organisations across the not-for-profit, education and community services sectors and understand the unique challenges facing early childhood providers.
Our specialists combine technical expertise with practical advice to help providers strengthen governance, maintain compliance, improve operational performance and achieve long-term sustainability.
Whether you require audit and assurance services, governance support, financial modelling, business advisory assistance or strategic guidance, our Early Childhood team can help.
Contact our specialists today to discuss how Saward Dawson can support your organisation through every stage of its journey.
Matt and David lead our Early Childhood Provider sector. If you have questions about audit, remuneration, or business advisory support for your organisation, contact Matt or David for a confidential conversation about how we can help.
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