The NQF Snapshot Q1 2015 is ACECQA’s ninth national report on children’s education and care services. The data presented in this Snapshot was taken from the National Quality Agenda IT System (NQA ITS) on 1 April 2015 for the quarter ending 31 March 2015. To demonstrate change over time, the data is compared with data...

Presents information on children aged 0-12 years and their families. Information presented includes: use of formal and informal care; cost and duration of care; working arrangements used by parents to care for their children; attendance at preschool programs; requirements for additional formal care or preschool; and informal learning. Summary Use of child care In June...

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims the Federal Government has cut $1 billion from childcare.

This report looks at where we are now with early childhood education and care in Australia, what we want in the future and how we might go about achieving that in a way that better supports children's learning and development needs and the workforce participation of parents.

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the establishment, implementation and operation of the Early Years Quality Fund against the requirements of the Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013 and the Commonwealth grants administration framework. Audit objective, criteria and scope The audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of the establishment, implementation and operation...