ACECQA, the National Quality Framework and the NSW Regulator
The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) oversees the national implementation of the NQF, which is the application of the National Law and Regulations. The NQF covers the following areas:
- Approval for providers of education and care services
- Assessment and rating systems
- Offences, obligations and compliance
- Review processes
- Roles of regulatory authorities
- Records & privacy
- Transitional arrangements.
The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) oversees the national implementation of the National Quality Framework (NQF), which is the application of the National Law and Regulations covering all early childhood services.
In NSW, the regulator for early childhood services is the Department of Education's Early Childhood Education Directorate (ECED). In order to operate a service approved under the NQF, several regulatory approvals are required, including Provider Approval and Service Approval. The ECED only accepts online applications for approvals and notifications which are submitted through ACECQA’s National Quality Agenda IT System (NQAITS).