Which hours does no one cover on our shift roster?
Shift roster care planner
Enter each adult’s rotating roster for 2 to 4 weeks, nights included. See, day by day, the hours no adult is home. See what a centre’s opening hours can cover and what needs a helper, relative or other care.
Step 2 Your result
Hours on your roster that need a helper, relative or other care:
Day by day
| Day | No adult home | A centre can cover | Needs other care |
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Next: work out what a helper really costs, compare care for a baby or toddler or check your childcare leave.
Your roster stays on this device
It is saved in this browser only, never sent to us and never put in a link.
What this result assumes
A planning aid, not a care arrangement. Care is needed when every adult you list is away at work or travelling. A centre can cover those hours only inside its opening hours, and only if your child has a place. ECDA says full-day infant care and child care run from 7am to 7pm, 5 or 5½ days a week, excluding Sundays and gazetted public holidays. Since 1 January 2025 centres no longer have to open on Saturdays, so Saturday is off unless you enter your centre’s hours. A helper’s rest day counts as one full day. MOM says she is entitled to one rest day a week, and at least one a month cannot be compensated away. Sleeping after a night shift? Enter the shift end as the time you are awake to care. Your roster stays on this device.
Step 3 What next
How do we get through mornings and bedtime with fewer battles?Common questions
Why does a night shift show on two days?
The table runs from midnight to midnight. A shift from 9pm to 7am shows 9pm to midnight on the first day and midnight to 7am on the next.
Can a centre cover early mornings, evenings or Sundays?
Only inside its opening hours. ECDA says full-day centres run 7am to 7pm and close on Sundays and gazetted public holidays. Ask your centre about its own hours.
What does MOM say about a helper’s rest day?
Your helper is entitled to one rest day a week. At least one rest day a month cannot be compensated away. You agree the day together, and it can be one full day or two half days.