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Advisory Groups

A range of consultative and advisory mechanisms has been established to ensure a collaborative and joint planning approach is taken by government including:

Early Childhood Development Forum (ECD Forum)

The ECD Forum is made up of a range of key stakeholder groups and peak organisations who will advise on kindergarten implementation, as well as contribute to broader early childhood reform initiatives.

Member organisations include:

  • C&K Pre-schooling Professionals
  • Cape York/Gulf RATSICC Advisory Association
  • Centacare
  • Childcare Queensland
  • Department of Education, Employment and Workforce Relations - State Branch
  • Early Childhood Australia
  • Family Day Care Association of Queensland
  • Federation of Parents and Friends Associations of Catholic Schools in Queensland
  • Frontier Services
  • Goodstart Child Care Ltd
  • Health and Community Services Workforce Council
  • Independent Schools Queensland
  • Mission Australia
  • Playgroup Queensland
  • Qld Children's Activity Network
  • Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS)
  • Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association
  • Queensland Council of Parents and Citizens Association (QCPCA)
  • Queensland Lutheran Early Childhood Services
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • The Benevolent Society (including the Browns Plains Early Years Centre)
  • The Gowrie Queensland Inc.
  • YMCA

The ECD Forum is held quarterly and has a key focus on providing advice to help address issues that lie ahead including how to:

ECD Forum Outcomes

Meeting outcomes will be posted on the Department's website after each ECD Forum meeting.

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Legislative and National Implementation Reform Committee

The Legislative and National Implementation Reform Committee provides guidance and advice in the development of potential legislative amendments and policy directions under state and national reforms, including the kindergarten program.

Members of the Legislative and National Reform Committee:

Queensland Early Years Parent Round Table

The Queensland Early Years Parent Round Table provides advice on issues concerning or related to early childhood development and how they affect parents.

Early Childhood Education and Care Sector Meetings

The Early Childhood Education and Care sector meetings provide opportunities for stakeholders from key sector groups to collaborate and discuss issues, trends and practices relevant to the sector and the application of the Child Care Act 2002 and Child Care Regulation 2003. Through these meetings the Department aims to improve regulatory services, support quality in the sector and provide advice to Government and the Minister relating to operational and regulatory issues affecting the sector.

Representatives (or their nominees) from key segments of the sector including peak organisations participate in the meetings.

Children and Family Centre (CFC) Implementation Reference Group

The CFC Implementation Reference Group (IRG) provides advice to inform the implementation of element one of the Indigenous Early Childhood Development National Partnership (IECD NP) and provides general advice on increasing participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in approved kindergarten programs across Queensland.

The CFC IRG has an ongoing role in the development and delivery of the CFCs within the timeframe of the IECD NP.

CFC Implementation Reference Group documentation includes:

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