Useful Links and Resources
Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
Department of Education -
Preschool Reform Agreement
In Home Care Transitional Provisions
Transitional arrangements have been extended to 31 Dec 2024. Transitional provisions for IHC educators working in remote and very remote areas in recognition that IHC educators working in remote and very remote areas may experience difficulties in meeting the qualification requirements for IHC (a Certificate III or evidence of actively working towards this qualification), the following transitional provisions will apply until 31 December 2024.
- An IHC educator providing services in a remote or a very remote area will meet the qualification requirements for the IHC educators if the IHC educator has access to and utilises the expertise of an educator with at least a Certificate III in early childhood education and care for at least 20 per cent of the time care is provided to a family. This may be by means of information and communication technology
- If the educator has been continuously employed at an early childhood education and care service located in a remote or a very remote area for a period of at least 15 years, then the educator does not need to hold or be actively working towards a Certificate III level education and care qualification.
Families need to ask their provider about the transitional provisions.
The National Quality Framework
Universal access ensures that a quality preschool program (also referred to as kindergarten in some states) is available for all children in the year before full-time school. ICPA is seeking to ensure this occurs for all rural and remote children.The National Quality Framework (NQF) provides a national approach to regulation, assessment and quality improvement for early childhood education and care and outside school hours care services across Australia
Little Ripples
Things you say to children can have a ripple effect that influences the way they see themselves and their future.
That’s why the National Careers Institute (NCI) has teamed up with the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) to develop ‘Little Ripples’, providing parents and carers with a series of fun activities and games they can use at home to start a positive conversation with their children.
Little Ripples is about helping to broaden children’s aspirations, address gender biases, open doors and show children the vast range of possibilities open to them.
Research suggests that children are already starting to make subconscious decisions about their future and opportunities from as young as seven. This is why it’s important to start creating the right Little Ripples early, helping to shape children’s future happiness, lives and careers.
For more information on Little Ripples, or to download the Little Ripples toolkit, visit https://yourcareer.gov.au/littleripples
