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National Quality Framework
We want to improve the results for children attending early childhood services. The National Quality Framework is used to assess and rate services across set standards.
- Australian Government support
- Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority
- Early Years Learning Framework
Research to support better outcomes
With the first five years of life so critical to a person’s development, a lot rides on early childhood services getting it right. The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and other bodies have produced much research to improve the delivery of early childhood services.
- National Quality Framework
- Annual reports, submissions and papers
- How standards are evaluated
Value of preschool review of literature
We asked the Australian Institute of Family Studies to review studies from Australia and overseas to see what the benefits of preschool were for three year olds. In particular, we wanted to know what preschool did for children from disadvantaged backgrounds and Indigenous children.
- Universal access to preschool
- Benefits for disadvantaged children
- Why and where early childhood education matters