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Podcast series

Throughout 2012, the Department of Education and Training will upload various podcast presentations to support early childhood education and care services to understand elements of the National Quality Framework and to meet requirements of the National Regulations and new quality standards.

To view a presentation simply select a podcast from the list below and press the play button on the bottom left screen. Use the other buttons to pause or change the volume. To select chapters, click the bottom left information [i] button or click your mouse along the bottom slides.

Let us know your feedback and any requests for new topics contact us.

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Podcast Series
Podcast Series 1: Educator to child ratios (11:29) Presented by Executive Director, Anne Reddell	View supporting video demonstration of mixed age ratios (05:46) Download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation (PPT, 612 KB) 613k
Podcast series 2: Self-assessment and Quality Improvement Planning (14:33) Presented by Director, Rhonda Livingstone Advice on the first stage of the assessment and rating process the Self-assessment and Quality Improvement Planning process. Delivered: April 2012	Download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation (PPT, 1.87 MB) 1.9M
NQF Online Information Session (1:34:26) Presented by Executive Director, Anne Reddell Delivered: November 2011	Download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation (PPT, 2.1 MB) 2.1M

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