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Guide to the National Quality Framework
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Guide to the National Quality Framework
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978-0-642-78098-0 [PRINT]
978-0-642-78099-7 [PDF]
978-0-642-78100-0 [RTF]
Contents
The National Quality Framework3 Diagram 1: Map of the National Quality Framework5 Diagram 2: Governance Arrangements6 The National Law7 The National Regulations8 The National Quality Standard9 Approved learning frameworks10 Guide to the National Law and National Regulations11 Guide to the National Quality Standard12 Guide to Developing a Quality Improvement Plan13 Information Sheets14
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The National Quality Framework
In December 2009, all Australian governments, through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), agreed to a partnership to establish a National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Edu
cation and Care (‘National Quality Framework’) for most long day care, preschool/ kindergarten, family day care and outside school hours care rvices in Australia.
The Australian Government and state and territory governments recogni the
importance of increasing their focus on the early years to ensure the wellbeing of
children throughout their lives and to lift the productivity of our nation as a whole.
The drive for change is bad on clear evidence that the early years of a child’s life
赵星辰are very important for their prent and future health, development and wellbeing.
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The National Quality Framework aims to rai quality and drive continuous improvement and consistency in education and care rvices and school age care through:
• the Education and Care Services National Law and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (‘National Law and National Regulations’)
• the National Quality Standard for Early Childhood Education and Care and School Age Care (‘National Quality Standard’)
• a national quality rating and asssment process
• streamlined regulatory arrangements
• a new national body jointly governed by the Australian Government and state and territory governments—the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)—to overe the new system.
The National Quality Framework will take effect on 1 January 2012 with key requirements being phad in overtime. Requirements such as qualification, educator-to-child ratios and other key staffing arrangements will be phad in between 2012 and 2020.祛痘的药
The new system replaces existing state and territory licensing and national quality assurance process.
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肃清万里The objectives of the National Quality Framework are:
脸简笔画• to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of children attending education and care rvices • to improve the educational and developmental outcomes for children attending education and care rvices
• to promote continuous improvement in the provision of quality education and care rvices • to establish a system of national integration and shared responsibility between participating jurisdictions and the Commonwealth in the administration of the National Quality Framework • to improve public knowledge, and access to information, about the quality of education and care rvices
• to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden for education and care rvices by enabling information to be shared between participating jurisdictions and the Commonwealth.
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