Early childhood education
Alternative labels
Early years learning framework
Early learning
Early education
Strategy
NQF evaluation framework
A refreshed version of the National Quality Framework (NQF) evaluation framework, developed in collaboration with the Australian and state and territory governments. The framework provides an agreed way of understanding how the NQF is meeting its objectives.
Report
NQF annual performance report 2021
The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), in collaboration with all governments, has released the fifth Annual Performance Report on the National Quality Framework (NQF).
Report
Supporting children with neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is an umbrella term that refers to the diversity in brain functioning associated with a range of developmental conditions and experiences. This paper provides an overview of principles and strategies that can help practitioners to support children with neurodiversity to engage in counselling and reflective learning.
Strategy
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood strategy
The purpose of this strategy is to pave the way for governments, non‑government sectors and communities to collectively support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to grow up healthy, engaged with education, connected to family and community, and strong in culture.
Report
Skills utilisation in the workplace: the other side of the coin
This report investigates skill underutilisation in Australian workers by examining patterns of over-skilling and over-qualification and the pathways of people into jobs where they are over-skilled. It also examines what businesses are doing, if anything, to maximise skill usage.