The EYLF is the Australian Government’s national framework for early childhood education and care.

“Belonging, Being and Becoming”, is at the heart of our programming. This framework presents an image of the child as being an active participant and decision maker who constructs their own understandings whilst also contributing to others learning. The EYLF defines the principles, practices and outcomes essential to every early learning program and is designed to ensure all children, from birth to five years of age, receive high quality learning experiences. The Framework has a strong emphasis on play-based learning and aims to achieve five overall Learning Outcomes:

• Children have a strong sense of identity.

• Children are connected with and contribute to their world.

• Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.

• Children are confident and involved learners.

• Children are effective communicators.

You can download the Early Years Learning Framework Families Guide Here.

The National Quality Framework (NQF) provides a national approach to regulation, assessment and quality improvement for early childhood education and care and outside school hours care services across Australia.

You can download the National Quality Framework Information Here.

As a result of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse , the Child Safe Standards were created as a framework for making organisations safer for children.

You can download the Child Safe Standards Information Here.

The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority is an independent statutory authority that assists governments in implementing the National Quality Framework for early childhood education and care throughout Australia.

You can learn about ACECQA Here.

You can view the Laws and Legislation Here.