We support all governments and the education and care sector to realise the benefits of the National Quality Framework
The Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) works with all governments to provide guidance, resources and services to support the sector to improve outcomes for children.
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News & Events
ACECQA has published its sixth occasional paper, which analyses the performance of services reassessed against the 2012 National Quality Standard (NQS) from 2013-2017.
As at 31 December 2017, more…
Research & reports
Our sector
15,766 Approved services
14,691 Services rated
77% Meeting or above
national quality standard
7410 Approved providers
Data as at 31 March 2018
About Excellent Rated Services
The Excellent rating is the highest rating an education and care service can achieve
About excellent rated services
National registers
The national registers contains information about approved education and care services, providers and certified supervisors
ACECQA Newsletter
ACECQA’s monthly newsletters highlight the latest news and information on the National Quality Framework and the education and care sector.