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The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a national benchmark for early childhood education and care services in Australia. It includes practices and educational programs that support children’s learning. These are developed to achieve positive outcomes for the children.

The National Quality Standards are divided into seven Quality Areas:

• • Educational program and practic
  • Children’s health and safety
  • Physical environment
  • Staffing arrangement
  • Relationships with children
  • Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
  • Leadership and service management

Based on these quality areas, all early childhood education and care services are assessed and get their rating.

Educators’ Guide to the “EARLY YEARS LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR AUSTRALIA”

The Council of Australian Governments has designed My Time, Our Place – Framework for School Age Care where educators in school age care, settings collaborate with children to provide play and learning experiences which are effective and support their wellbeing, development. This framework guides educators to provide children with learning opportunities to increase their abilities and develop an effective base for their future.

By avoiding infections in early childhood education and care services supports staff members and children in the education and care services with easy guidelines to reduce the spread of infectious diseases. It is recommended to refer Staying Healthy Book in early childhood education and care services to prevent infectious diseases.

As prevention is better than cure, it is good to be sun savvy. So ensure to apply sun screen at least 20 mins before sun exposure and keep repeating after 3-4 hours according to description of sunscreen. Wear protective clothing with hat as well to protect yourself from sun rays.

Helps with costs for approved and registered care such as long, family or occasional day care, outside school hour care, vacation care, pre-school and kindergarten.

Child care and early learning provides the foundation for children to develop in a safe environment while also having the opportunity to socialise with other children. In addition to benefiting the child’s early years’ development, child care and early learning also helps working families to return to work.

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