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Today the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) released its seventh Annual Performance Report on the National Quality Framework (NQF). The report finds that 89% of children’s education…
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17,424 Approved services
15,845 Services rated
90% Meeting or above national
quality standard
7213 Approved providers
Data as at 1 October 2023.
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