Acecqa – The Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority

Workforce

High quality children’s education and care sets the foundations for lifelong learning, wellbeing and development. Education Ministers recognise the critical importance of the children’s education and care sector.

High quality children’s education and care sets the foundations for lifelong learning, wellbeing and development. Education Ministers recognise the critical importance of the children’s education and care sector.

In July 2023, ACECQA published an online dashboard that tracks progress against the 21 nationally agreed actions and includes complementary initiatives that support the six focus areas of the national workforce strategy.

To complement the strategy, ACECQA has also published an online workforce snapshot that brings together a range of different data sets to provide a sector workforce profile.

On behalf of all governments, ACECQA hosted the first biennial National Workforce Forum in November 2023. The forum is an important component of Shaping Our Future, the National Children’s Education…

In October 2021, Education Ministers approved the publication of Shaping Our Future: the National Children’s Education and Care Workforce Strategy (2022-2031) to support the recruitment, retention, sustainability and quality of…