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National Quality Framework · Policies · Childcare Benefit and Childcare Rebate · Useful Links
ACECQA means; Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority
http://www.acecqa.gov.au/, this is the new national governing body that form the framework for overseeing childcare and kindergarten services.
The National Quality Framework comprises Quality Areas, Standards and Elements. There are seven Quality Areas in the National Quality Standard that all services need to meet.
They are:
The Range achieved high quality in 2010 under the National Childcare Accreditation Council.
We have been through Rating and Assessment in 2014
with a rating of exceeding in all 7 areas.
Quality Assessment Rating 2014
Policies are available to view at the Centre, just ask at the office and we’ll be happy to show you. These include:
CCS is the new childcare package. The package will help parents with children aged 0-13 work, train, study and volunteer. The package includes a new child care subsidy, which will replace child care benefit and child care rebate. It will be paid directly to services. Please click on the link below for more information.
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Although the forms are available from The Range Children’s Centre at the time of enrollment, the application and renewals for CCS are the SOLE responsibility of the family.