National Quality Framework

The National Quality Framework (NQF) is a unified, national regulatory and quality assurance system for early childhood and school age education and care services. It was established in 2012 and applies to most long day care, family day care, kindergarten, preschool and outside schools hours care services.

This system:

• works to provide children with the best start in life
• promotes best practice, raises quality and drives continuous improvement in education and care services
• streamlines the administration and regulation of education and care services
• ensures services meet the needs of families
• provides parents with information about the quality of the services their children attend.