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Education and Care National Law and Regulations
The CPRU are facilitating a series of free, interactive workshops to consider how the new National Law and National Regulations might look in practice. All directors and educators are welcome to attend.
The first series of workshops will focus on staffing requirements and educational leadership. Please see the flyer for session dates, locations and booking details.
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Childcare centres get $9m worth of upgrades
The ACT Government has announced capital upgrades to community early education and care centres worth more than $9 million. The funding will be shared among nine different centres and will create up to an additional 173 places. This investment will help the centres meet or exceed the requirements of the National Quality Framework, which comes into effect on 1 January 2012. Information on the recipients of the funding is below.
| Centre | Additional Places | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain Children's Centre | 12 | 740,000 |
| Campbell Cottage | 9 | 900,000 |
| Cooinda Cottage | 23 | 965,000 |
| Forrest Early Childhood Centre | 50 | 1,970,000 |
| Fyshwick Early Childhood Centre | 18 | 1,380,000 |
| Greenway Early Childhood Centre | 12 | 438,000 |
| Gungahlin Childcare Centre | 40 | 1,900,000 |
| Narrabundah Children's Cottage | 1 | 450,000 |
| Totom House Multicultural Early Childhood Centre | 8 | 455,000 |
| 173 | $9,198,000 |
National Quality Framework
On 14 October 2011 the National Body, the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) released key information regarding the National Quality Framework. This release coincides with the Ministerial Council for Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs approving the Education and Care Services National Regulations.
This information on the ACECQA site includes:
- National Regulations
- Guide to the National Quality Framework
- Guide to the National Quality Standard
- Guide to Developing a Quality Improvement Plan
The information may be found at http://www.acecqa.gov.au/links-and-resources/national-quality-framework-resources/.
The Education and Care Services National Regulations are a key component of the Education and Care Services National Law and form the foundation for the National Quality Framework
