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Quality of early childhood service providers

This page provides information on:

  • the National Quality Framework (NQF), ensuring quality education and care services for children
  • the National Quality Standard, which these services are rated against
  • Quality Education and Care NT (QECNT), who monitor early childhood education and care standards in the NT.

National Quality Framework

The NQF is Australia’s system for regulating and improving the quality of early childhood education and care services.

It includes legislation, the National Quality Standard and approved learning frameworks to guide leaders and educators in these settings.

What services are included

Services in scope of the NQF include:

  • long day care
  • family day care
  • 3-year-old kindergarten
  • preschool
  • outside school hours care, including vacation care.

Find out more about the National Quality Framework.

The National Quality Standard

The NQF includes the National Quality Standard which services are assessed and rated against. The quality rating can help you decide the best service for your child.

For more information on the National Quality Standard or to view quality ratings of local providers, visit the ACECQA website.

Quality Education and Care NT

QECNT is responsible for ensuring the NQF is applied in the NT.

The role of QECNT includes:

  • approving early childhood services
  • monitoring early childhood services
  • rating the quality of services
  • investigating serious incident and complaints.

For more information go to the Department of Education and Training website.

Contact

You can contact Quality Education and Care NT by: