Improved ratios
Improved educator-to-child ratios, ensuring more individual care and attention for children.
National Quality Framework
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A national standard
What the National Quality Framework is
The National Quality Framework (NQF) establishes a unified approach to regulation, assessment, and quality enhancement for early childhood education and care, as well as outside school hours care services across Australia.
Research indicates that high-quality education and care early in a child’s life lead to improved health, education and employment outcomes later on. The early years are crucial for developing self-esteem, resilience, healthy growth and learning capacity.
Every approved service is assessed against the seven quality areas and given a rating you can look up on the national registers.
Both our Cheltenham and Ormond campuses are rated Exceeding in Quality Area 6, Collaborative partnerships with families and communities. This quality area looks at how a service builds supportive, respectful relationships with families and connects children with their community. For our families, that means open communication, daily images and documentation of your child’s learning in their Daily Reflection, and our Community Engagement Program.
National Law and Regulations
The legal framework every approved early childhood service in Australia operates under.
National Quality Standard
Seven quality areas covering everything from the educational program to the physical environment and relationships with children.
Assessment and rating
The process that assesses each service against those seven quality areas and publishes the rating it is given.
National learning frameworks
The approved frameworks that guide how educators plan for and support children’s learning and development.
Why it matters
Key benefits for parents and children
Higher qualifications
Educators with higher skills and qualifications across every room.
Approved frameworks
Improved support for children’s learning and development through approved learning frameworks.
Transparency
Consistent, transparent information about educators, providers and services in the national registers.
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Find out more about the NQF
For more information, visit the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).
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