Provide is the easiest way for childcare providers to insure their business. With our online platform, you can get comprehensive & affordable protection, in just minutes.Â
As a childcare provider, your clients trust you to deliver safe and enriching care for their precious children. However, if the children you’re taking care of get injured or sick, childcare providers can face serious litigation issues. Childcare centre staff and their wards are also at high risk of Covid-19 infections.
Coverage | Explanation | Importance for consultants |
Protects you from lawsuits related to consulting work | Critical | |
Protects your business premises against property damage, e.g. fire, explosions, certain types of water damage, etc. | Critical | |
Protects you against liability to third-parties for property damage or injuries.
| Critical | |
Protects your employees if they suffer work-related injuries/sickness. | Legally required for all manual workers (e.g. fitness trainers), or workers who earn <$2,600/month   | |
Provides cash benefit if you cannot operate your consulting business due to covered reasons, e.g. fire at your office. | Very good to have | |
Covers medical expenses for foreign workers. Pays for hospitalisation and surgery. | Legally required for foreign workers. |
Property damage:
g
Employee injuries:
Commercial Property Insurance: Many childcare centres will have at least $200,000 coverage. You will need enough coverage to pay for: renovations, fixtures and fittings, equipment, food/drink inventory, and furniture. If you operate a large childcare centre (e.g. you have your own standalone building), consider at least $500,000 coverage and above.
Public Liability Insurance:Â Childcare centres will typically carry $1 million coverage, and above.
Foreign Worker Medical Insurance: You must purchase Foreign Worker Medical coverage for all foreign workers (S-Pass and Work Permit holders, only). Coverage is a minimum of $15,000 per foreigner.
Coverage | Coverage amount (example) | Premium |
$100,000 | From $42/month | |
$100,000 | From $19/month, for a comprehensive Childcare Centre Insurance Package deal   | |
$500,000 | ||
$10 million common law annual limit  $45,000 medical expenses cover per worker | ||
$10,000 | ||
$15,000 | From $6/month, pe worker |