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Rostering for Early Childhood Directors

Your roster,
done for you.

What would your week look like if we did the roster for you?

Compliant. Considered. Ready to go. Built around your centre, delivered in advance.

ROSTAR is a rostering service built by someone who's spent their career inside centres. You don't learn new software. You don't change platforms. You get your roster — built for your centre, delivered fortnightly, with a weekly check-in to keep it on track.

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NQF
Compliant Rosters
17 yrs
Industry Experience
All States
Nationally Available
The Rhythm

No complex software to learn. No lengthy onboarding. No disruption to your centre.

01 — Discovery Call

A proper conversation about your team structure, room configurations, ratios, award classifications, and how your centre actually runs. This is where we learn everything we need.

02 — Your Custom Roster

A compliant roster built around your team, budget, and compliance requirements — not just on paper. We build it, refine it together, then you review and approve.

03 — Your Rhythm

We deliver a fortnightly roster built around your centre's structure and budget. A weekly check-in keeps things on track between deliveries. You review, approve, and get on with leading your team.

What You Get

Built Around Your Budget

You tell us your budget target — we build within it. Every roster is designed to meet your staffing needs and your numbers, without cutting corners on compliance.

A Retention Strategy

When shifts are fair, consistent, and delivered in advance — educators stay. In a sector experiencing a genuine workforce shortage, a good roster isn't just operational. It's a retention tool.

Your Time Back

Directors don't neglect the roster because they don't care. They neglect it because everything else comes first. ROSTAR takes it off your plate entirely.

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Voices from the Sector
This isn't a niche problem. It's the problem.

"My roster came out on Saturday for Monday. One day's notice."

— Educator, Facebook group

"Does anyone else hate rostering as much as me?"

— Director, Facebook group — 22 likes, 60 comments

"I truly love working with children but this industry is incredibly draining."

— Educator, Facebook group

"We get ours the day before. Every week."

— Educator, Facebook group

"This is the roster person's problem. This centre doesn't respect their staff enough to sort this out."

— Educator, Facebook group

"As a director, I would have stepped in to cover ratio and let you go."

— Director, Facebook group — 15 likes

165 comments on a single post about being forced to stay back. 95 comments debating who's responsible when ratios don't allow staff to leave. This conversation is happening every week. ROSTAR exists so it doesn't have to.

I've been on both sides of that conversation.

About ROSTAR

Educator. Nominated supervisor. Director.
And all the roles in between.

ROSTAR is built by someone who has spent their career inside early childhood centres. That means understanding how a roster affects a room, a team, and a director's day — from the inside out.

So you can close the door on time, knowing the roster is handled.

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Common Questions
How is ROSTAR different from rostering software like Deputy or Tanda? +

Software gives you a tool. ROSTAR gives you a person — someone who knows the Children's Services Award, understands NQF ratios, and builds the roster for you. You don't log in. You don't learn anything new. You review and approve what lands in your inbox.

Deputy and Tanda are workforce platforms designed for shift-based businesses broadly. ROSTAR is a rostering service built specifically for Australian early childhood centres, by someone who's worked in them.

What happens if my roster needs to change mid-week? +

Roster changes are part of how centres operate. If two educators swap shifts, room configurations change, or your attendance patterns shift — let us know and we'll update the roster. Your weekly check-in is the right time for most changes, but if something urgent comes up, just reach out.

How do you learn enough about my centre to build it correctly? +

It starts with a discovery call — a proper conversation about your team structure, room configurations, ratios, award classifications, and how your centre actually runs. From there, we refine the first roster together before it goes live. Most centres are running smoothly within the first two weeks.

Do I need to change any of my current systems or platforms? +

No. ROSTAR works alongside whatever you're already using — whether that's a spreadsheet, an existing platform, or a mix of both. We slot into your centre's workflow, not the other way around.

Is ROSTAR available in my state? +

Yes. ROSTAR is a remote service operating across all Australian states and territories. We understand the regulatory requirements and award conditions that apply in each state, including state-specific variations in the Children's Services Award and licensing conditions.

What does ROSTAR cost? +

Pricing is based on your centre's size and rostering complexity — it's structured for independent and small-group centres, not enterprise software rates. Book a free call and we'll walk you through the options clearly. No lock-in contracts, no surprise fees.

Let's talk about your centre

Book a call and tell us what you're working with. No sales pitch — just an honest conversation about your centre, your team, and whether ROSTAR is the right fit.

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Remote Rostering for Australian Early Childhood Services