Links

Government Departments and Agencies

The Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)

www.deewr.gov.au

The DEEWR website contains information on government policies and programs to provide education and training opportunities for all Australians, to increase employment participation and to ensure fair and productive workplaces.

The Australian Government Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care (OECECC)

www.oececc.gov.au/

The office works towards providing the leadership to achieve a nationally-consistent system of quality, accessible and affordable early childhood education and child care for all Australian families.

National Childcare Accreditation Council

NCAC is responsible for the determining the Accreditation status of services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems. www.ncac.gov.au

Professional Support Coordinators

The Australian Government funds a range of agencies to assist services participating in the CCQA systems. State/Territory based Professional Support Coordinators can be contacted to provide child care services with Quality Assurance professional advice, training and resources.

Contact details are listed on www.oececc.gov.au/ and www.ncac.gov.auwebsites.

The Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)

www.fahcsia.gov.au

The FaHCSIA website contains child care information for families, services and researchers.