ACECQA, in collaboration with all governments, has released its third Annual Performance Report on the National Quality Framework (NQF).

This resource is the 27th NQF Snapshot report, summarising quality rating results for education and care services operating under the National Quality Framework (NQF).

Can a successful social investment model be used in aged care and elsewhere?

The Australian government announced the new Child Care Package in May 2015, with the policy objective to deliver ‘a simpler, more affordable, more flexible and more accessible child care system.’ The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s design and governance of the package.

This policy paper analyses the preferences and priorities of Australian parents in relation to childcare, based on the insights gathered from a targeted survey of working mothers who are using formal childcare. The paper also examines whether parents’ priorities align with government priorities for childcare and identifies some key implications for governments.