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As we head into the warmer months, the following resources may be of interest to families at your service. Explore sun safety resources designed to support services and families throughout…

CEO foreword Welcome to our last newsletter for 2024. In our Spring issue, we focused on transitions - from home to early education, early education to school to outside school…

According to the latest National Quality Framework (NQF) Snapshot report, the overall quality of children’s education and care services continues to rise. The percentage of services rated Meeting National Quality…

Find out how to update your service information StartingBlocks.gov.au. StartingBlocks.gov.au is ACECQA’s family focused website, and we encourage families to visit it to find out about quality education and care…

ACECQA’s latest NQF Snapshot indicates that, for the first time, 91% of children’s education and care services are rated Meeting National Quality Standard (NQS) or above, an increase from the 90% recorded for the previous four consecutive quarters.

The annual NQA IT System Satisfaction Survey is open for responses. The NQA IT System, technical support and guidance materials have been upgraded within the last year. We rely on…

Education Ministers have agreed to extend 3 workforce transitional arrangements in the Education and Care Services National Regulations.

From 7 December 2024, the skilled migration assessment function for the ‘Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher’ occupation will transfer from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) to ACECQA.

CEO foreword Welcome to our Spring issue for 2024. This is the time of the year when you are working with your service families in preparing children and young people…

Guest article by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). Share your unique perspective as an early childhood teacher in the Australian Teacher Workforce Survey. It is the…