The quarterly snapshot is the 50th national report on children’s education and care services operating under Australia's National Quality Framework (NQF). It provides analysis and information on the profile of the sector and the quality ratings of services against the National Quality Standard (NQS). The data presented in this snapshot was taken on 1 July 2025.

Key findings

• 18,018 children’s education and care services approved to operate under the NQF
• 93% of services with a quality rating
• 91% of services with a quality rating are meeting NQS or above
• 7,215 providers approved to operate
• 79% of providers approved to operate only one service
• 24,720 quality rating reassessments completed
• 69% of services rated Working Towards NQS improved their overall quality rating at reassessment.

The report is accompanied by an interactive online version of the snapshot, which includes additional analysis.