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Useful links - National Quality Framework

Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)

ACECQA is an independent statutory authority, providing national leadership in promoting quality and continuous improvement in early childhood education and care and school age care in Australia. ACECQA is working with State and Territory Governments and the early childhood sector to implement changes to education and care that will benefit young children and their families.

Visit the ACECQA website for more information about the National Quality Framework, including the:

• National Law
• National Regulations
• National Quality Standard
• Supporting resources

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

The Office of Early Childhood Education and Childcare in the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is responsible for delivering the Australian Government's key commitments on early childhood education and care and guiding major policy reforms at a national level including the national quality reforms.

Visit the DEEWR website for further information about the national quality reforms for early childhood.

DEEWR provides an information service about the National Quality Framework (NQF) which may be contacted by telephone 1800 181 088 or email ECECQuality@deewr.gov.au.

A range of fact sheets providing detail about the National Law and the Regulations for the National Quality Framework are available on the DEEWR website .

National Law

The Education and Care Services National Law Bill is available on the Victorian Government's legislation website, under Parliamentary Documents . The national legislation is the first major milestone in implementing the NQF.

Council of Australian Governments

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is the peak intergovernmental forum in Australia consisting of the Prime Minister and all state and territory Premiers or First Ministers. The role of COAG is to initiate, develop and monitor the implementation of policy reforms that are of national significance and which require cooperative action by Australian governments. Through COAG, every state and territory government and the Commonwealth have committed to making early childhood an area for national reform.

Visit the COAG website for more information about the national early childhood reforms, including the National Partnership Agreement on the National Quality Agenda for Early Childhood Education and Care .

A to Z of Early Childhood e-newsletter

Stay up to date with the latest information about the NQF and other early childhood reforms in Queensland by signing up to the Office for Early Childhood Education and Care's e-newsletter, A to Z of Early Childhood.

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