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Early childhood regulation and quality assessment

We regulate early childhood services to make sure they're delivering quality education and care.

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Topics in this section

  1. How we regulate early childhood services

    Regulation schemes and our role

  2. National Quality Framework

    The safety and quality requirements for most early childhood services

  3. Children's services regulated under state law

    Requirements for a small number of early childhood services

  4. Running a service

    Information for early childhood service providers on running a service

  5. Child safety

    Measures to protect children in care

  6. Emergency management

    How services much manage emergencies, including creating plans and responding to bushfires

  7. Enforcement actions

    How we make sure early childhood services are following legislation and their obligations

  8. Publications and newsletters

    Annual reports and updates on early childhood service regulation

  9. Reform of Children’s Services Law

    The reform of the Children’s Services regulatory regime

  10. Make a complaint about early childhood services

    How to complain about service staff or Department regulation staff

  11. Early Years Management

    A framework that provides leadership and management to community kindergartens and complementary services

National Quality Framework changes announced

Find out more about the changes.

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