National Model Code – Taking images in early childhood education and care
ACECQA, in partnership with all governments, developed the National Model Code and Guidelines to promote a child safe culture when it comes to taking, sharing and storing images or videos of children in early childhood education and care.
Approved providers and their services are encouraged to adopt the voluntary National Model Code.
The National Model Code and Guidelines are intended to support early childhood educators, as champions of child safety, and complement relevant child safety activities and strategies already in place across the early childhood education and care sector.
They have been developed for use in centre-based early childhood education services approved to operate under the National Quality Framework, with a focus on long day care, preschools and kindergartens. Any type of children’s education and care service may also choose to apply them to their service context as appropriate.
Communication Support Products
The following communication products have been designed to assist approved providers, educators, other staff, families and carers to learn about the National Model Code.
National Model Code video
National Model Code posters
For more information visit the Frequently Asked Questions or read the news article.