Interview with Michelle Klass Family Day Carer and author of Fudgey Boy, World's Largest Cat

Michelle is offering child care workers and child care centres an opportunity to purchase Fudgey Boy, World's Largest Cat at a special price:

For centres interested in using the book for fund raising Michelle is offering a 25% rebate per book sold i.e. she will give a centre $4 back for every book that they sell or
A special price of $8 per book for every bulk order of 10 or more books.

Fudgey Boy usually retails at $14.95.

For more information or to take advantage of one of these offers click here.


Michelle Klass is a Family Day Carer in Ku-ring-gai. Michelle recently published her first book Fudgey Boy, World's Largest Cat. Click here to read a newspaper article about the real life cat which inspired the story.	Interview with Michelle Klass Family Day Carer and author of Fudgey Boy, World’s Largest Cat C4K: What is your full name? MK: Michelle Klass aka Shell and I am 39 years old. C4K: Which centre do you work in? How many staff and children are in the centre? MK: I work for Ku-ring-gai Family Day Care which has about 20 carers. I have four to five children per day and 10 enrolled in my care. C4K: What is your professional background and career experience? MK: I am an Early Childhood and Special Education teacher. I have taught overseas and in Melbourne and Sydney, from toddlers through to infant's primary, since 1990. C4K: What attracted you to a career in child care? MK: I love working with children since they are always honest and have no hidden agenda! C4K: What does a 'normal' day look like for you? MK: I feed, dress and get my three sons ready for school and start the day care at 8.30am. I run a full day's programme, which includes attending playgroup two mornings a week. The children depart at 4.30pm C4K: What makes your centre unique? I offer in-home care with a qualified teacher who provides loving, caring, safe, structured and educational programmes to a few young children of similar ages. C4K: What are some of the advantages of working in the child care sector? MK: I can offer a much needed service to the community and I always have plenty of cuddles! C4K: What are some of the biggest challenges facing the child care sector? MK: There is not enough supply of vacancies for the demand for places and maintaining high quality standards. C4K: How has your centre changed to deal with these challenges? MK: We have regular in service training and constant quality assurance monitoring. C4K: How does the industry need to change to adapt to these challenges? Child care workers need to be up for the challenge of maintaining high standards and must be prepared to be flexible. C4K: What advice would you offer someone thinking about a career or looking for a promotion in child care? MK: You must have a sense of humour! Dedication and perseverance will go a long way to being rewarded. Child care workers must be prepared to adapt to the changing needs of their little customers and should always remember why we are doing this: to make A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG CHILDREN!! Michelle is offering child care workers and child care centres an opportunity to purchase Fudgey Boy, World's Largest Cat at a special price: For centres interested in using the book for fund raising Michelle is offering a 25% rebate per book sold i.e. she will give a centre $4 back for every book that they sell or A special price of $8 per book for every bulk order of 10 or more books. Fudgey Boy usually retails at $14.95. For more information or to take advantage of one of these offers click here.

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