The National Quality Standard (or NQS ) is the benchmark for the quality of Early Childhood Education & Care in Australia (part of the National Quality Framework (NQF)).
2-604: The National Quality Standard aims to promote: The National Quality Standard (NQS) is a key aspect of the NQF . The NQS consists of seven quality areas, each containing standards and elements, that children's education and care services are assessed and rated against. The seven quality areas covered by the National Quality Standard are: This article relating to education is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Australian government-related article
4-876: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Quality Framework The National Quality Framework ( NQF ) is part of the Australian Government 's agenda for early childhood education and child care focused on providing Australian families with high-quality, accessible and affordable integrated early childhood education and child care. The NQF aims to raise quality and drive continuous improvement and consistency in education and care services through: The National Quality Framework took effect on 1 January 2012 with key requirements being phased in over time. Requirements such as qualification, educator-to-child ratios and other key staffing arrangements were phased in between 2012 and 2020. The Early Years Learning Framework version 2 (an approved learning framework)
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