The assessment and rating process for early childhood education and care services involves several key steps to ensure quality and compliance with standards. The following article provides information on Steps In The Assessment and Rating Process, Steps In Self Assessment, Assessment Visit, Follow Up and Continuous Improvement and more.

Quality ratings for early educational services are determined based on the National Quality Standard (NQS) and are designed to ensure high-quality education and care for children. The following article provides information on the Quality Ratings, the Quality Areas, the Assessment Process, What Happens For Services With A Rating Of Significant Improvement Required, Displaying The Quality Ratings and more. 

ACECQA has released new resources explaining the updates to the nationally approved learning frameworks EYLF, and MTOP and clarification and expanded explanation across parts of the original learning frameworks. The following provides the EYLF and MTOP Version 2 Booklets as well as other information resources. 

Regulation 242 - Persons taken to be an ECT, has been extended to 31 December 2021 in NSW, QLD, SA, ACT and TAS. This means an Educator who is actively working towards an approved early childhood teaching qualification and provides the approved provider with evidence that they have completed 50% of the course or holds an approved Diploma qualification can be taken as an ECT until 31 December 2021.