Stay up to date with the NQF changes and ensure compliance

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Learn about the latest updates to ACECQA’s NQF guidelines, aiming to elevate education and care quality while promoting inclusivity and safety. Take a look at what’s new in the July 2023 NQF guide.

  • Emphasizing a diverse and inclusive vocabulary to avoid stereotypes and bias
  • Acknowledging family day care and OSHC’s unique roles in enhancing children’s learning and development
  • Operational updates on essential aspects of service provision, like transportation and first aid policies
  • Changes to quality areas to keep the NQF current and streamlined
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The new NQF guidelines also include updated provisions to different quality areas covering Educational Program and Practice, Children’s Health and Safety, Physical Environment, Staffing Arrangements and Governance and Leadership.

Quality Area 1—Educational Program and Practice

The NQF aims to ensure that providers, services and educators know the revised learning frameworks and are acquainted with the new versions.

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Quality Area 2—Children’s Health and Safety

To ensure children are protected from harm, new regulations have been added for embarking and disembarking any means of transport in centre-based services.

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Quality Area 3—Physical Environment

New technical amendments require Family Day Cares to display the spaces where education and care will be provided to children.

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