Information for providers
See information for providers of early childhood education and care in the NT.
Get business support
ECEC service providers can access programs and assistance for business support.
Territory Business Advisors deliver tailored support to help Territory businesses grow, adapt and thrive. They provide practical, regionally grounded advice and connections that make a real difference.
Go to the Business Territory website to learn more about Territory Business Advisors.
If you are an incorporated association in the NT, the Stronger Associations Program can help you strengthen governance, improve sustainability and meet obligations under the Associations Act 2003.
Through the program you can access:
- governance health checks
- information sessions.
Learn more about the Stronger Associations Program.
Use free tools and resources to check how your business is doing and find ways to improve.
Go to the Business Territory website to do an online Business Health Check.
Regulation of ECEC services
Learn about opening and the regulation of an early childhood education and care service.
Opening an ECEC service
You must get approval to open an approved provider of education and care in Australia.
Go to the The Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) website for information on opening a new ECEC business.
Regulatory body
Quality Education and Care NT (QECNT) regulates early childhood education and care services, including early childhood service providers, in the NT under the National Quality Framework.
The role of QECNT includes:
- ensuring services comply with the law
- approving applications to operate an early childhood service
- quality rating of services against national standards
- incident and complaint investigation.
Go to the Department of Education and Training website for more information about QECNT.
You can also contact Quality Education and Care NT by:
- emailing qualityecnt.det@education.nt.gov.au
- calling 08 8999 3561.
Qualification and ratio requirements for staff
Regulated early childhood education and care services must meet qualification and ratio requirements under the National Quality Framework.
Read more about these requirements under the National Quality Framework.
Newsletters
The NT Government publishes a newsletter showing the latest work happening across the NT early childhood sector.
Other newsletters
ACECQA and the Australian Government also publish newsletters and news from the sector.
Go to the ACECQA website to subscribe and read the latest news.
Go to the Australian Government's Department of Education website to subscribe to the mailing list.