Previous issues

MONDAY, 31 July 2023

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2023

  • Reducing complexity - new portal goes live
  • National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day
  • Review of NQF Staffing and Qualifications Regulations
  • EYLF V2.0 and MTOP V2.0 - new support material
  • Understanding the Disability Discrimination Act
  • Outdoor safety
  • NQF changes taking effect from 1 October 2023
  • Exceeding the NQS
  • National Workforce Strategy Online Dashboard
  • New free OSHC resources and training available
  • Talking to families about documentation
  • Red Nose Day
  • CBCA Book Week 2023 - Read, Grow and Inspire
  • Significant days in August

THURSDAY, 29 June 2023

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2023

  • Continuous improvements and the NQF
  • Excellent rating changes from 1 July
  • Documentation
  • Occasional paper 9
  • Macquarie University Survey: Early childhood education pay and conditions
  • Spotlight on PMC notifications
  • Carrum Family and Children's Centre
  • NAIDOC Week
  • National Out of School Hours Care Educators Day
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au
  • Significant days in July

THURSDAY, 25 May 2023

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2023

  • Review of Staffing and Qualification Regulations
  • Supporting inclusive practices
  • National Reconciliation Week
  • Safety in multi-storey buildings
  • 89% of services are meeting or exceeding standards
  • Refreshed approved learning frameworks and service philosophy
  • Reconciliation in practice
  • Annual Fees 2023-24
  • NQF changes from 1 July
  • Child Care Subsidy is increasing in July
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au resources
  • Significant days in June

THURSDAY, 27 April 2023

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2023

  • 1 July NQF
  • Transitional provisions extended
  • Extension of 'Equivalent to an ECT'
  • Updates to the Guide to the NQF and new resource
  • Approved learning frameworks printed hardcopies are available for purchase
  • Provider and service application processes simplified
  • Reconciliation in action: Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in practice
  • National Family Day Care Week
  • Serious incidents (injury, trauma and illness)
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au
  • ACECQA Newsletter
  • Significant days in April

THURSDAY, 27 March 2023

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2023

  • Sustainability - Earth Hour - Saturday 25 March
  • World Autism Awareness and Acceptance Day
  • National Quality Framework induction program
  • Play and games ideas for children
  • Approved learning frameworks printed hardcopies are available for purchase
  • We Hear You Blog: Children and Educators: Out and about in creating a Sustainable future
  • Updated Guide to the NQF includes new requirements for centre-based services offering regular transportation
  • Notifying regular transportation provision through the NQA IT System
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au
  • Significant days in April

THURSDAY, 23 February 2023

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2023

  • Approved learning frameworks resources
  • New transportation requirements and other changes from 1 March 2023
  • National Quality Framework induction program
  • Next update to the Guide to the NQF due 1 March
  • Resources to build understanding of the DDA
  • 89% of children's education and care services meeting or exceeding standards
  • Public information about quality
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au
  • Significant days in March

WEDNESDAY, 25 January 2023

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2023

  • Updates to national approved learning frameworks
  • New transportation requirements for centre based services from 1 March 2023
  • Innovation – DDA Resources
  • NQF Induction Modules
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au

TUESDAY, 20 December 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2022

  • New NQF Induction modules
  • Our National Role
  • Let the children play: Conversations about play
  • Changes to the NQF coming in 2023
  • Blog: The opportunity I never knew I needed
  • Evaluating Objective 4 of the NQF
  • How to update service information on StartingBlocks.gov.au
  • Our We hear you blog has moved!
  • Office closure

    TUESDAY, 2 December 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2022

  • Playing with words when we talk about play
  • ACECQA’s sixth NQF annual performance report
  • Educator to child ratio calculator
  • Evaluating Objective 3 of the NQF
  • More than 17,000 children’s education and care services approved to operate
  • Recently awarded the Excellent rating by ACECQA
  • Transitions, between learning environments and transition to school
  • Supporting your families

    THURSDAY, 27 October 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2022

  • Inclusion – What do education and care providers and services need to know?
  • Changes to the NQF on course for mid-2023
  • Leading the way with Reconciliation
  • ECA’s National Conference 2022
  • ECA Draft Statement on Play
  • Evaluating Objective 2 of the NQF
  • Shaping Our Future: A ten-year strategy to ensure a sustainable, high-quality children’s education and care workforce 2022–2031
  • Gowrie Victoria Broadmeadows Valley (GVBV) has been re-awarded the Excellent rating
  • NQA IT System Satisfaction Survey 2022
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au
  • Ensuring a strong and successful start to school 

    THURSDAY, 29 September 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2022

  • New ACECQA resources to support inclusion in children’s education and care services
  • The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) – What do I need to know?
  • National Workforce Strategy: Implementation and Evaluation Plan released
  • NQF eLearning modules for educators are available
  • What is risky play?
  • Excellent rating awarded to KU Macquarie Fields Preschool
  • Evaluating Objective 1 of the NQF 
  • Celebrating Children’s Week 2022
  • Resources to share with your families and communities

THURSDAY, 25 August 2022


ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2022 

  • The first decade of the NQF
  • Foundations of play for babies 
  • 88% of children’s education and care services meeting or exceeding standards 
  • Quality through a CCCFR lens 
  • ACECQA supporting materials
  • CBCA Book Week 2022
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au - Reading with your child

THURSDAY, 21 July 2022


ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2022 

  • Supporting active play through innovative outdoor environments 
  • The Quality Support Program
  • Dual Program Pathways
  • Milford Lodge achieves Excellent rating
  • Dental Health Week
  • National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
  • National Science Week 
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au digital campaign
  • COVID-19 support extended for ECEC

THURSDAY, 23 June 2022


ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2022 

  • Outcomes of the NQF review
  • Skills development and active play
  • Children’s health, safety and wellbeing
  • National Burns Awareness Month
  • Preventing the spread of influenza
  • NAIDOC Week
  • International Malala Day
  • Working together to support children’s leisure and play
  • Find vacation care on StartingBlocks.gov.au
  • NQF Approved Providers Perception Survey

    THURSDAY, 26 May 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2022 

  • NQF Snapshot report shows sustained quality improvements
  • 1000 Play Streets 
  • Supporting children to regulate behaviour
  • Safe services - building changes in National Construction Code (NCC) for early childhood centres
  • National Sorry Day
  • National Reconciliation Week
  • 2022 Early Childhood Australia Reconciliation Symposium scholarship recipients 
  • Innovation at Eagleby Kids Early Learning Centre
  • Identifying hazards and risks at your service
  • Information to share with families at your service (StartingBlocks.gov.au) 
  • How to update service information on StartingBlocks.gov.au 
  • Annual fees 2022-23

    THURSDAY, 21 April 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2022

  • World Innovation and Creativity Day
  • Building Disaster Resilience
  • Approved Learning Frameworks Update
  • Focus on NQS Quality Area 4
  • Play Active program
  • Investing in our planet this Earth Day
  • ANZAC Day
  • How to update service information on StartingBlocks.gov.au
  • Information to share with families at your service
  • Information from Services Australia: Child Care Subsidy payments 

    THURSDAY, 24 March 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2022 

  • Learning through play and leisure 
  • Ratings Review Panel welcomes new members 
  • Flood Recovery Support from the Australian Government
  • Case management of flood affected early childhood services across Queensland
  • Higher Child Care Subsidy rolled out
  • Resource Finder tool launched on ACECQA website 
  • Latest updates to online resources
  • Excellent rating for Essex Heights Juniors
  • Keeping your information up-to-date on StartingBlocks.gov.au 
  • Information to share with families at your service

    THURSDAY, 24 February 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2022

  • New resources to support in-nature play
  • Children’s health and safety
  • Supporting the professional practice of educators
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au – new features are here
  • 87% of children’s education and care services now meeting or exceeding standards 
  • Stage 3 of the ALFs Update is underway
  • Higher Child Care Subsidy is coming soon
  • Strengthening checks for new provider and service approval applications
  • Information to share with families at your service

    THURSDAY, 27 January 2022

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2022

  • COVID-19 information to support the sector and families: Updates to ACECQA's websites
  • Starting 2022 with a shared understanding of quality
  • Recognition as an 'equivalent early childhood teacher'
  • New anaphylaxis management resources 
  • Quality and innovation continue to rise in children’s education and care sector
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au: Find out what’s changing
  • Play-based learning resources for educators and families 
  • NQF Evaluation Framework
  • Queensland’s Educational Leader Professional Program

    FRIDAY, 17 December 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2021

  • Critical reflection and recognising your achievements in 2021
  • What do families really look for when choosing a service?
  • Changes to Child Care Subsidy
  • Provide feedback on NHMRC’s Staying Healthy guide
  • Approved providers, new NQA IT System functions are here to help you
  • Establishing an in-nature pedagogy
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au is changing in 2022 

    THURSDAY, 25 November 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2021

  • The way we are changing our language
  • Supporting children’s wellbeing and mental health
  • New professional development course - Developing a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)
  • Connecting with families during COVID-19
  • 35th NQF Snapshot report shows sustained improvement in children’s education and care quality
  • Exceeding NQS case studies
  • Helping families find quality children’s education and care services across Australia
  • Don't miss the chance to have your say on the NQA IT System

 

THURSDAY, 28 October 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2021

  • Building a professional learning community
  • Display of quality ratings
  • Updated transportation of children regulations 
  • New reports available in the NQA ITS portal
  • Modules for approved providers
  • New ten-year national workforce strategy released
  • NQA ITS Satisfaction Survey 2021
  • How have COVID-19 restrictions shaped your service’s community engagement?
  • A new adrenaline injector is available in Australia for the treatment of anaphylaxis (severe allergic reactions)
  • Approved Learning Frameworks Update: literature review now available
  • The way families find child care is changing
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au adds new translated resources for families

 

THURSDAY, 23 September 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2021

  • 300 Excellent rating applications and counting
  • NQF design considerations for centre-based early childhood education and care services in multi-storey buildings
  • Digital documentation for families – quality or quantity? 
  • Our Sector Information Services team’s ongoing commitment to customer service
  • New Risk Assessment Management Tool
  • NQF Evaluation Framework
  • StartingBlocks.gov.au resources for your families and communities

 

THURSDAY, 26 August 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2021

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Approved Learning Frameworks Update
  • National policies and procedure guidelines
  • ACECQA Board extends and amends recognition as an ‘equivalent early childhood teacher’
  • New Children’s Education and Care training package
  • ACECQA website resources
  • Putting your best case forward at second tier review
  • ACECQA Research and Evaluation Strategy
  • STEM education in early years

 

THURSDAY, 22 July 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2021

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword 
  • building connections with families to improve outcomes
  • NAIDOC Week and enduring values
  • Education and Care National Amendment Regulations
  • National workforce strategy consultation findings
  • Safe transportation of children - your questions answered
  • A community of learning supported by curriculum
  • Resources to support transition to school and reading with toddlers

 

THURSDAY, 24 June 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2021

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword 
  • Preparing NQF policies and procedures
  • Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are valued in children's education and care services
  • Have your say on the Approved Learning Frameworks
  • NQA IT System updates
  • Proposed changes to the National Construction Code for Early Education and Care services in multi-storey buildings
  • Updates from the Australian Government
  • Podcasts as a gateway for new understandings
  • New data on our operational activity
  • Good screen practices for families and children

 

THURSDAY, 27 May 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2021

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword 
  • Have your say on a ten year national workforce strategy by Monday 31 May
  • Committing to continuous improvement
  • Annual fees for 2021-22
  • NQF Snapshot Q1 2021 shows growing service quality
  • Importance of community partnerships
  • How the NQF can help families

 

THURSDAY, 29 April 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2021

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword 
  • Disability Standards for Education - 2020 review recommendations target awareness and capability building
  • Consultation on ten year national workforce strategy
  • Update of NQF Approved Learning Frameworks to now commence
  • Education Ministers decisions on transitional workforce provisions
  • Inclusion and advocacy in services
  • 2021 National Workforce Census
  • Managing children's special needs in services

 

THURSDAY, 25 March 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2021

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword 
  • Equity, inclusion and diversity underpin quality practice
  • New educator-to-child ratio calculator for centre-based services
  • Developing a children's education and care national workforce strategy
  • 2019 NQF Review - Have your say now
  • Families must confirm their income to continue receiving the child care subsidy
  • New data on our operational activity
  • Collaborative partnerships by services
  • How families can support children's development

 

THURSDAY, 25 February 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2021

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword 
  • Planning for capable and competent children
  • Have your say on the 2019 NQF Review
  • Resources to help start 2021
  • NQF Snapshot Q4 2020 - results
  • Report on Government Services 2021
  • Innovative approaches to professional development and workplace culture
  • Information on children's development to share with families

 

THURSDAY, 28 January 2021

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2021

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword 
  • Recognising exceptional practice
  • Re-issue of Assessment and Rating Certificate
  • Education and Care Sector response to COVID-19 pandemic
  • New resources on our website
  • Resources for new families at your service and transition to school

 

THURSDAY, 17 December 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword 
  • Critically reflecting on how we engaged in 2020
  • Preparing for an emergency - by The Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment
  • Educational Leadership in Outside School Hours Care
  • Would you like to see streamlined early childhood education and care approval processes?
  • Early Childhood Resource Hub update
  • Update of approved learning frameworks announced by Education Council
  • Children's education and care sector continues to display adaptability, resilience and quality improvement
  • Most popular resources for families in 2020

 

THURSDAY, 26 November 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • A website dedicated to families - Helping families understand our national quality system
  • What does the evidence say? - More children's education and care  services than ever meet or exceed quality standards
  • What was the Quality Support Program offered? - Supporting NSW services in their quality improvement journey
  • Don't miss the chance to have your say on the NQA IT System
  • How are the NQA IT System email confirmations changing?

 

THURSDAY, 29 October 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Exceeding the NQS case studies
  • Children's Education and Care National Workforce Strategy
  • NQA ITS satisfaction survey 2020
  • Education leadership in family day care: stories from the field
  • Singleton Heights Pre School - delivering exceptional practice to children
  • New operational activity data on skilled migration assessments
  • Quality early learning videos for families

 

THURSDAY, 24 September 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Updated Guide to the NQF out now
  • Exceeding the NQS guidance
  • Celebrating excellence
  • Our website and online resources
  • Our Enquiries teams commitment to customer service
  • Evidence for Learning (E4L) - Early Childhood Education Toolkit
  • Interactive reporting on our website
  • Supporting children's positive behaviour 
  • Advice from the Australian Government

 

THURSDAY, 27 August 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Education and Care Services National Regulation Amendments 2020
  • Using research in your every day practice
  • SkillsIQ training package review - have your say
  • Have your say: Inclusion of children with a disability in ECEC and school age education and care
  • Early Childhood Resource Hub to close
  • Use ACECQA's handy new tool to find services and temporary closure information fast
  • New data included in latest NQF Snaphot
  • How the NQF can help families

 

THURSDAY, 23 July 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Preventing lock in or out incidents 
  • Child care Helpdesk team on the front line of pandemic
  • Why are positive relationships important for early learning?
  • Wellbeing of staff at Uniting Frederick Street Preschool Rockdale
  • Effective leadership drives quality improvement
  • Participants sought for study of providers' experiences of No Jab, No Play

 

THURSDAY, 25 June 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Critical reflection, recovery, vision and hope 
  • Early Education and Care Relief Package and Transition Arrangements
  • NQA IT System enhancements to emergency reporting
  • Mentoring families through home learning
  • Our latest occasional paper highlights variation in quality ratings across socio-economic status areas
  • Quality early learning videos
  • More news and resources

 

THURSDAY, 28 May 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • COVID-19 resources
  • National Reconciliation Week - In This Together
  • Update to supervised professional placement experience requirements
  • What drives quality improvement?
  • Latest NQF Snapshot
  • Amended SA regulations for new educators

 

THURSDAY, 23 April 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Key Australian Government COVID-19 information and support for services
  • New COVID-19 pages on ACECQA and Starting Blocks websites providing regular updates
  • First aid training during COVID-19
  • Upcoming ACECQA research releases
  • New search tool and national helpline for families

 

THURSDAY, 26 March 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • COVID-19 conversations with children
  • Starting Blocks - tips on activities to do at home 

 

THURSDAY, 27 February 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Support for bushfire-declared communities from the Australian Government
  • Research - 80% of services rated Meeting NQS or above
  • Innovation - Exploring STEM and STEAM
  • Starting Blocks - Quality early learning videos

 

THURSDAY, 23 January 2020

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2020

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Support for bushfire-declared communities from the Australian Government
  • Guide to the NQF update
  • Professional development, let the journey continue!
  • NQF Annual Performance Report 2019
  • New resources from Starting Blocks

 

THURSDAY, 19 December 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • NQF Annual Performance Report 2019
  • Additional staffing requirement from 1 January 2020
  • ACECQA receives ongoing funding commitment
  • ACECQA's support resources - top 5 downloads for 2019
  • ACECQA's 2018-19 Annual Report
  • 2019 National Quality Framework Review update
  • Starting Blocks resources to share with families
  • Evidence for Waiver Applications

 

THURSDAY, 21 November 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Relationships matter
  • Workforce challenges
  • Reflections from an ECT at ACECQA
  • Latest NQF Snapshot
  • ACECQA becomes a migration assessing authority
  • 'Meeting the NQS' resources
  • New resources from Starting Blocks
  • NQA ITS satisfaction survey

 

THURSDAY, 24 October 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Documentation and the rights of the child
  • A focus on building and maintaining community partnerships
  • New Starting Blocks resources to share with your families
  • Latest ACECQA Enquiries customer service survey
  • Public consultation on draft updated Inclusion Support Program Guidelines
  • Reminder - additional staffing requirement from 1 January 2020
  • Ways to promote NQS rating

 

THURSDAY, 19 September 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Bringing mindfullness into the eveyday
  • Australian Reading House - take the time
  • Promoting your NQS rating to families and communities
  • Starting Blocks new registered trademark

 

THURSDAY, 22 August 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • SkillsIQ training package review - Have your say
  • Latest NQF Snapshot includes new time series data
  • New Meeting NQS resources
  • Ratios for centre-based services: Refresher
  • Starting Blocks' resources on good screen practices for families and children
  • Minor update to the Guide to the National Quality Framework
  • Victoria's new reporting obligations and teacher registration scheme

 

THURSDAY, 18 July 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Education Council agrees to extend transitional workforce provisions
  • Exceeding National Quality Standard
  • New Starting Blocks resources for your families
  • Cold and flu season is here

 

WEDNESDAY, 19 June 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • How well do you know the National Quality Framework?
  • The NQF and Australia's national quality system recognised internationally
  • ACECQA Board extends recognition as an 'equivalent early childhood teacher'
  • Evaluating the National Quality Framework
  • Families' survey
  • Workforce and sector resources survey
  • Starting Blocks resources for your families and communities
  • Answers - How well do you know the National Quality Framework?

 

THURSDAY, 23 May 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Seven metres squared
  • 25th NQF Snapshot highlights sustained quality improvement
  • Exceeding National Quality Standard
  • Revised Assessment and Rating Draft Report Feedback template available now
  • Quality improvement planning resources
  • 2019 National Quality Framework Review
  • Annual fees

 

THURSDAY, 18 April 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • Have Your Say on the 2019 NQF Review
  • Educational Leadership - supporting material 
  • SkillsIQ training package review - public consultation extended until 30 April
  • Vocational education and training review 
  • 2018 Australian Early Development Census results
  • World Creativity and Innovation Week
  • Starting Blocks resources

 

THURSDAY, 21 March 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • New Educational Leadership Resource released
  • ACECQA's 2019-2020 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
  • ACECQA's new service Self-assessment Tool is now available
  • Quality improvement planning
  • Understanding critical reflection
  • Reminder - additional staffing requirement from 1 January 2020
  • ACECQA Board appointments

 

THURSDAY, 21 February 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • SkillsIQ training package review – why it’s important to have your say
  • Creating a positive mealtime routine
  • Tips for discussing practice at an Assessment and Rating visit
  • Report on Government Services 2019
  • Almost 80% of services rated Meeting NQS or above
  • Starting Blocks - new resources

 

THURSDAY, 24 January 2019

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2019

  • ACECQA CEO Foreword
  • National Partnership Annual Performance Report 2018
  • Each child, every child - Building children's sense of belonging
  • Starting Blocks - new resources
  • Wellbeing Wednesdays
  • SkillsIQ training package review - have your say

 

WEDNESDAY, 19 December 2018

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 13 2018

  • Season’s Greetings from ACECQA
  • National Partnership Annual Performance Report 2018
  • Your guide to qualifications under the National Quality Framework
  • SkillsIQ training package review – have your say this summer
  • Starting Blocks resources - transition to school and reading with toddlers
  • Reflect, review and celebrate – now’s a perfect time
  • ACECQA information sheets - helping you get started next year
  • ACECQA Enquiries - we're here for you

 

THURSDAY, 22 November 2018

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2018

  • Free allergy management resources
  • More than 20,000 quality assessments undertaken since 2012
  • Reflection shaping practice
  • Starting Blocks – supporting families’ first step into education and care
  • Families qualitative research project 2018
  • Additional staffing requirement from 1 January 2020
  • NQA ITS satisfaction survey
  • Share your NQS poster displays with us  
  • Be You – new national initiative supporting children’s mental health
  • NQA IT System maintenance

 

THURSDAY, 25 October 2018

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2018

  • Articulating practice – bigger than the sum of the words
  • Meet the ACECQA team – Qualifications Assessment
  • Update to the Guide to the National Quality Framework
  • Enhancements to the national registers and Starting Blocks
  • AITSL national review of teacher registration report
  • Latest ACECQA Enquiries customer survey

 

THURSDAY, 20 September 2018

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2018

  • Mentoring to build educator capacity
  • Guide to the National Quality Framework update
  • Showcasing practice
  • Promote your NQS rating to families and the community
  • NQA IT System maintenance

 

THURSDAY, 23 August 2018

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2018

  • Safe sleep and rest practices
  • Almost 80% of services rated Meeting NQS or above 
  • Connecting children to food 
  • Did you miss the ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ blog series? 
  • Starting Blocks resources for families

 

THURSDAY, 26 July 2018

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2018

  • Collaboration, respect and support: Relationships and partnerships with families and communities
  • Inviting children’s participation and voices into the education program
  • ACECQA’s Occasional Paper 6
  • Cold and flu season is here…
  • Educator to child ratios and approved certificate III qualifications
  • New Quest for Quality game extension pack now available for purchase
  • New data on ACECQA’s operational activity
  • ACEL New Voice in Early Education and Care scholarship winners announced

 

WEDNESDAY, 27 June 2018

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2018

  • The important role of the educational leader
  • Developing Narragunnawali Reconciliation Action Plans and Exceeding the National Quality Standard
  • Administrative burden perception survey
  • New Quest for Quality knowledge game extension pack
  • Updating your details in the NQA IT System
  • More services join the Excellent rating list
  • Annual fee invoices issued

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2018

  • Governance in education and care
  • Connection to Country: Respect, responsibility and the creator spirit of Bunjil
  • More than two-thirds of services previously rated Working Towards NQS have improved rating
  • New quality area posters available for purchase
  • Starting Blocks resources for families
  • Annual fee invoices

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2018

  • Communicating effectively with families
  • Where the research takes us
  • The Quest for Quality knowledge game extension packs
  • Inclusion Expos/Forums
  • ACEL New Voice in Early Education and Care scholarship
  • Annual fees are coming

 

THURSDAY, 22 MARCH 2018

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2018

  • Guidance on Exceeding NQS themes
  • Supported and valued: The National Quality Standard and educators
  • Adopting a holistic approach to sustainability and environmental responsibility
  • New quality area posters
  • Requirements for family day care educators and providers
  • AITSL national teacher registration review

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2018

  • Self-assessment and quality improvement planning under the 2018 NQS
  • Shared learning across the globe: An international sister school exchange program
  • Ninety-four percent of education and care services have a quality rating
  • What to do if you have concerns about a person’s qualification
  • National Partnership Annual Performance Report

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2018

  • Are you exceeding the expectations of the 2018 National Quality Standard?
  • National Partnership Annual Performance Report
  • The hardest question in early childhood: Raising the profile
  • Guide to the National Quality Framework
  • Transitioning to the 2018 NQS
  • SkillsIQ training package review

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2018

  • Guide to the National Quality Framework

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2017

  • Reflect, review and celebrate
  • Guiding reflection
  • Enhancements to Starting Blocks and the national registers
  • In memoriam: Emeritus Professor Collette Tayler
  • Family day care services: How using only one brush can unfairly taint all
  • ACECQA Annual Report available online
  • Recognising excellence in our sector

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2017

  • Changes to the Excellent rating
  • Viewing excellence as a process, not a result
  • Three-quarters of education and care services rated Meeting NQS or above 
  • Revised NQS commences 1 February 2018
  • New guidance on documenting programs for children
  • 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years
  • Evaluating the National Quality Framework
  • Extension of staffing transitional provisions reminder
  • SkillsIQ training package review

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2017

  • National Law and Regulations changes commence
  • Removal of supervisor certificate requirements
  • Stories from the sector: Changes to the National Quality Framework
  • Strengthening transition partnerships
  • Latest ACECQA Enquiries customer survey

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2017

  • New Guide to the National Quality Framework
  • The revised National Quality Standard: Key concepts
  • Extension of transitional provisions for staffing arrangements
  • Promote your NQS rating to families and the community
  • Sleep and rest policies 
  • NQA IT System maintenance
  • Online forms required for education and care providers

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2017

  • New resources to help you with the changes to the NQF
  • More than 14,000 education and care services quality rated
  • Transition to school: a collaborative effort
  • Starting Blocks Resource of the month
  • ACECQA's Occasional Paper 5

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2017

  • Prepare for changes to the National Quality Framework
  • Start a conversation about quality
  • Guide to vocational qualifications
  • Children’s Day
  • The Quest for Quality game

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2017

  • Evaluating the National Quality Framework 
  • Australian Children's Laureate 2016-2017: Q&A with Leigh Hobbs
  • Supporting STEM in education and care
  • ACECQA chats with award-nominated early childhood educators
  • Removal of paper-based forms
  • ACECQA's survey of families
  • Annual fee invoices issued

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2017

  • Documentation – Are we there yet?
  • Almost three quarters of services rated Meeting NQS or above
  • Reflection on the Reconciliation Symposium
  • Annual fee invoices
  • Register for workshops in South Australia
  • State and territory winners announced

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2017

  • We improve what we measure
  • Resources to help you understand NQF changes 
  • Occasional Paper released
  • Quality improvement planning in your service
  • Victorian Inclusion Expos 
  • ACEL Early Childhood Conference
  • Annual fees coming soon
  • ACECQA Enquiries customer survey

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2017

  • Leading through change
  • Experts discuss parent engagement strategies 
  • Registration requirements for Early Childhood Teachers
  • Guidance materials for family day care sector
  • Early Learning STEM Australia pilot program
  • Qualifications guidance updated on ACECQA website

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2017

  • Ministers agree to changes to the NQF
  • How will the approved learning frameworks guide your journey in 2017?
  • Latest updates to online resources
  • Assessment and rating data show continued quality improvement in children’s education and care sector
  • Quality Practice Workshop registrations open for Queensland 
  • Nominate an inspiring educator 
  • New data on ACECQA’s operational activity

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2017

  • Bush Kinder 
  • ACECQA Board Chair and Deputy Chair announced
  • New ACECQA CEO appointed
  • Promote your rating to families and the community
  • Quality Practice Workshop registrations open for WA 
  • Ten new services join the Excellent rating list 
  • Minor amendment to National Regulations

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2016

  • From soaring towers to inclusive playscapes
  • ACECQA farewells inaugural CEO Karen Curtis
  • How to find a vocational education and training course that is right for you
  • ACECQA’s Occasional Paper 3
  • NQA ITS changes are here
  • New updates to online resources
  • ACECQA Annual Report available online
  • ACECQA online testing activity

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2016

  • Helping families understand quality
  • More than 70% of services rated at Meeting NQS or higher
  • Is technology changing or challenging the way we think?
  • Planning ahead with Starting Blocks
  • 2016 is drawing to a close, let’s celebrate
  • How do you know if you’re qualified?
  • NQA ITS changes are coming

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2016

  • New NQS rating logos for education and care services
  • Building Belonging: A toolkit for early education educators on cultural diversity and responding to racial prejudice
  • ACECQA Board extends recognition as an equivalent early childhood teacher
  • Staffing for quality outcomes for children 
  • Launching our new information sheet series
  • Did you miss 'The role of the educational leader' blog series?
  • Nominations open for the Australian Family Early Education & Care Awards
  • ACECQA's Reconcilation Action Plan (RAP)
  • National Children's Week
  • SkillsIQ discussion paper and surveys
  • Sponsored educators attend ECA National Conference

 

THURSDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2016

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2016

  • Inspiring excellent practice
  • Are you 'taken to be' an Early Childhood Teacher? Changes are coming
  • Did you miss our 'Unpacking the planning cycle' blog series? 
  • New handy fact sheet
  • Productivity Commission releases draft report on early childhood and school education data
  • ACECQA Forum brings sector together

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2016

  • Why are we so afraid to march to the beat of our own drum? 
  • NQF Snapshot shows continuous improvement
  • First impressions count
  • Fact sheet for families
  • National Workshop in ACT
  • Changes to NQA ITS
  • Announcement of ACECQA CEO departure
  • ACECQA's Occasional Paper series
  • National Education and Care Services Ombudsman reappointed

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2016

  • Exploring and connecting with nature
  • Children's rights - are they respected?
  • National Workshops return 2016-17
  • Sniffle season is here...
  • ACECQA speaker requests
  • It's time to slow down, reflect and feel proud
  • ACECQA's operational activity data

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2016

  • Analysing Quality Area 2 - Children's Health and Safety
  • 'A day in the life' - ACECQA's Enquiries team
  • ACECQA chats with three award-nominated early childhood educators
  • Reflecting on your service philosophy
  • Inclusion and Professional Support Program update
  • Recognition of excellence in our sector
  • ACECQA submission to Productivity Commission Education Evidence Base Inquiry
  • New Starting Blocks infographic
  • Annual fee invoices issued

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2016

  • NQF Snapshot includes reassessment data and interactive content
  • Family Day Care Australia release research report
  • Assessment and rating for family day care service providers
  • Developing your QIP 
  • Going digital - engaging with families
  • We want to hear your thoughts about ACECQA's social media and newsletter
  • Time is running out for NSW early childhood teachers to become accredited
  • Every Toddler Talking trial
  • National Workshop registrations open for NSW and Victoria
  • Annual Fees

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2016

  • Beyond the Fence – extending children’s experiences outdoors
  • Risk – Testing boundaries, Productivity Commission to study how education data is collected and used
  • Starting Blocks launches advanced Find Child Care website functionality
  • Annual fees coming soon
  • Translated information for family day care providers and educators
  • Register for Tasmania and NSW National Workshops
  • National project examines children’s wellbeing
  • One in five children developmentally vulnerable
  • Choosing a training or education provider
  • Universal access to early childhood education

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2016

  • Celebrating diversity at Larapinta Preschool
  • New target to Close the Gap
  • Design and technology in children's education and care
  • Keeping children safe
  • Appointing those in management or control 
  • Renewing your first aid qualification 
  • Top research picks
  • Register for South Australia
  • Tasmania and NSW workshops
  • Australian Family Early Education & Care Awards

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2016

  • Giving children a voice in their community
  • Planning cultural activities in your service?
  • Calendar for days of cultural significance
  • National Workshops to visit NT, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania
  • Review of training providers
  • Discussion paper on quality of assessment in vocational training
  • NQF continues to set a higher benchmark in children's education and care
  • Professional recognition for NSW early childhood teachers
  • Benefits of intergenerational programs
  • Nominations open for Australian Family Early Education & Care Awards

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2016

  • Sustainability in children's education and care
  • Sharing children's learning
  • Research paper analyses results for Quality Area 1 of the NQS
  • Top research picks
  • National Workshops visit WA and NT
  • Have you shared Starting Blocks with your families?

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2015

  • Celebrate, reflect and plan
  • A smooth transition from pre-school to school
  • How ratios are calculated
  • Does your service have a complaints handling strategy?
  • Administrative burden for services decreasing over time
  • ACECQA’s annual report available online
  • Submissions open on the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
  • Incorporating inclusion in your programs, ACECQA has moved

 

SUNDAY, 1 NOVEMBER 2015

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2015

  • Run your own workshop using ACECQA's new webcast
  • Educator qualification requirements
  • What to do if a serious incident happens at your service
  • Improved ratios to start 1 January 2016
  • New data highlights emerging trends in early childhood education and care services
  • A journey of embedding culturally inclusive practice
  • Play-based learning and intentional teaching
  • 2015-16 National Workshops

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2015

  • The transition to school
  • Meeting new educator to child ratios 
  • Empowering children - National Children's Week 2015
  • Embracing the assessment and rating process
  • ACECQA's National Consistency Strategy and Implementation Plan 2015-16
  • New Starting Blocks infographics
  • Professional recognition for NSW ECTs

 

TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2015

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2015

  • Benefits of higher educator to child ratios
  • ACE your approach to assessment and rating
  • Out with the old - transitional regulations ending 31 December 2015
  • ACT National Workshop
  • Role of dispositions when a child transitions to school 
  • What to consider if your service has volunteers or students on placement

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2015

  • Getting ready for new educator to child ratios
  • Making sure your service meets state and territory legislation requirements
  • NQF Snapshot shows almost two-thirds of services assessed and rated
  • Notice period for family day care educator visits
  • National Workshops wrap up
  • The young and the old - seeing the world through each other's eyes

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2015

  • Using digital touch technologies to support children's learning
  • Sharing culture through stories, Opening a new service 
  • Free AEDC resources, Establishing healthy lifestyle habits 
  • ACECQA chats with award-nominee Queensland family day care educator
  • ACECQA National Workshops come to Queensland
  • New podcast series on documentation

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2015

  • New podcast series on documentation
  • Be part of Reconciliation
  • Starting Blocks - the guide to early education and care for new parents and families
  • Developing a culture of reflective practice
  • Registration for Early Childhood Teachers 
  • Including every child
  • National workshops visit Queensland
  • Australian Familiy Early Education and Care Awards announced

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 5 2015

  • The great outdoors and the role of play in sustainability
  • How do we document - Albury Out of School Hours
  • Mixed age ratios in centre-based services
  • Annual fees due
  • New online module on qualification assessments
  • Keeping it on the record
  • ACECQA's national workshops coming to Queensland
  • NQF Snapshot Q1 2015 released

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 4 2015

  • Families' first steps into early childhood education and care
  • Sharing information with families about the NQF
  • Keeping it on the record
  • Growing and learning with Amata Anangu Preschool
  • How to have your service's rating reviewed
  • Annual fees
  • Victorian registration for early childhood teachers
  • Getting started online with the NQA IT System
  • Review of the National Partnership Agreement update
  • Registrations open for NSW national workshops
  • Tickets on sale for the Australian Family Early Education and Care Awards Gala

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 3 2015

  • Evaluating wellbeing, development and learning in OSHC
  • Reviewing your Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) 
  • Driving Miss Daisy…Safely 
  • Screen time – getting the balance right, Safe sleeping practices 
  • H is for Harmony Day 
  • NQF video resources 
  • Nominate for the Australian Family Early Education and Care Awards

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 2 2015

  • Sector Snapshot shows NQF continues to drive improvement
  • A quick guide to your assessment and rating visit 
  • Paperwork for services reducing overtime
  • What do I need to display?
  • Glossary of terms from the Frameworks
  • Building a reflective culture at your service
  • On the road: 2015 National Workshops on educational program and practice
  • Nominations open for Australian Family Early Education and Care Awards
  • Productivity Commission final report released

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 1 2015

  • Hot topic: Authorised officers
  • Educator qualifications
  • Who do I ask?
  • Plan your adventure
  • Service health check
  • Promoting your service's quality rating
  • 2015 National Workshop dates
  • Service statement of philosoph

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 14 2014

  • Be part of Regulation Impact Statement consultation sessions

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 12 2014

  • ACECQA responds to Productivity Commission's draft report 
  • Food for thought
  • Reviewing your service's first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis qualifications
  • New Educational Leader web page 
  • Notifying about a serious incident 
  • ACECQA awards ACT's first Excellent rating 
  • Scheduled maintenance for the NQA ITS
  • Reminder: ACECQA National Workshops

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 15 2014

  • One giant leap together
  • Understanding educator-to-child ratios
  • Regulation Impact Statement consultation sessions continue
  • Do you need to apply for a waiver? 
  • ACECQA's National Workshops visit Canberra 
  • Can we help you? 
  • ACECQA's latest NQF Snapshot now available 
  • Reminder: ACECQA Newsletter survey - we want to hear from you

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 13 2014

  • National Children's Week
  • National Workshops kick off in Tasmania
  • More services join the Excellent rating list
  • New Board for ACECQA
  • ACECQA Newsletter survey - we want to hear from you

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 16 2014

  • Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
  • Have your say on the Regulation Impact Statement
  • Western Australia makes national regulation amendments
  • Tips for the Christmas and New Year break
  • National Workshops wrap up for 2014 
  • ACECQA Newsletter survey results are in
  • ACECQA's 2013-14 annual report published

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 11 2014

  • Latest NQF Snapshot shows services continue to meet and exceed higher standards 
  • National Workshop series launched
  • One, two what can we do?
  • Exploring literacy and numeracy with young children
  • Embedding cultural competence in everyday practice
  • New Ministerial Advisory Council announced
  • Number of Excellent services continues to grow
  • Reminder individual supervisor certificates no longer required 
  • ACECQA and ECA join forces to demystify documentation 
  • Read our blog post on the importance of qualifications 
  • Have your say on Productivity Commission draft report

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 10 2014

  • What does it mean to be culturally competent?
  • Need some help in understanding what it means to be culturally competent?
  • NAIDOC Week 6-13 July 2014
  • Services continuing to excel, What's new?
  • Regulatory authorities issue new service supervisor certificates

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 9 2014

  • Taking an active role in the environment and promoting a sustainable future
  • Setting the bar for sustainability
  • World Environment Day
  • Resources supporting Quality Area 3: Physical Environment
  • Are you qualified? Try our new online Qualifications Checker
  • Lead assessor workshop at ACECQA
  • We Hear You
  • 2014 Australian Family Early Education and Care Awards Winners, Annual fee invoices issued

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 8 2014

  • Reminder: amendments to the National Regulations are now in effect
  • Be part of the 2014 NQF review consultation sessions

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 7 2014

  • Changes to the National Regulations
  • 2014 NQF Review
  • NQF Snapshot Q1 2014 released
  • Medical conditions policy
  • Long Day Care Professional Development Programme
  • Australia Family Early Education and Care Awards
  • ACECQA visits Tasmania

 

ACECQA Newsletter Issue 6 2014

  • Ministers agree on changes to support NQF implementation
  • More flexible timeframes for assessment and rating
  • New and updated resources for your assessment and rating
  • The assessment and rating report template
  • What to expect from your assessment and rating visit