The My time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care 
was released on 19 August 2011 with the aim of delivering nationally consistent and quality school age care programs across Australia. It is a key component of the National Quality Framework (NQF) which commences in 2012.
As the first national framework for school age care, My Time, Our Place (for school age care children, 6-12 years) aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework (which is focussed on children, birth-5 years). Services delivering education and care to school age children under the Education and Care Services National Law 
will be required to implement this framework from 1 January 2012.
My Time, Our Place will support and guide educators to provide opportunities for school age children to engage in a range of leisure and play-based experiences across outside school hours care and relevant long day care and family day care settings.
It provides the blueprint to help educators meet the educational program and practice requirements under the National Quality Standard. This includes guiding educators in their program decision-making and assisting in planning, implementing and evaluating quality. It is designed to inspire conversations, improve communication and provide a common language about childrenâ€'s play, leisure and learning.
The Australian Government will be delivering copies of the framework to school age care services shortly and copies can be downloaded from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website.
This page was last reviewed on 24 Aug 2011 at 04:58PM
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