From birth, children grow, develop and learn in an environment of relationships. The quality and stability of these relationships lay the foundation for a child’s brain architecture.

There are persistent issues with the attraction, supply and retention of educators, in particular early childhood teachers. This article examines the challenge this presents for workforce quality.

An early childhood teacher (ECT) reflects on her time working at ACECQA and her greater understanding of ACECQA’s national role in the education and care sector.

The 27th NQF Snapshot is now available on the ACECQA website, revealing that almost 80% of services are now rated as Meeting NQS or above.

ACECQA is now the migration assessing authority for two early learning occupations following updates to the Migration Instrument 2019.

The second round of resources for services working towards a Meeting NQS rating have now been released, consisting of two insightful videos on continuous improvement and critical reflection.

New resources have been added to the Startingblocks.gov.au website to share with your families. These resources will help your families better understand the NQS, and know what to look for when selecting a service for babies.

ACECQA is inviting all registered users of the NQA ITS system to have their say on the usability and quality of support offered our IT service desk.