Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority

This article is about the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority. For the National Childcare Accreditation Council, in operation between 1993 and 2011, see National Childcare Accreditation Council.

The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) is an independent statutory authority that assists governments in implementing the National Quality Framework (NQF) for early childhood education and care throughout Australia.^[1] Established in 2012, the authority works with the federal, state and territory government departments to:

• implement changes that benefit children birth to 13 years of age and their families;
• monitor and promote the consistent application of the Education and Care Services National Law across all states and territories; and
• support the early childhood education and care sector to improve quality outcomes for children.

Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority

Statutory authority overview
Formed	1 January 2012; 13 years ago (2012-01-01)
Preceding Statutory authority	National Childcare Accreditation Council
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	PO Box 358, Darlinghurst Sydney CBD
Statutory authority executives	Annette Whitehead, Chair Gabrielle Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer
Parent department	Department of Education and Training
Website	www.acecqa.gov.au

ACECQA is ultimately responsible to the Education Council,^[2] one of eight Standing Councils established under the Council of Australian Governments arrangements.^[3]

See also

• Early Childhood Australia
• List of Australian government entities
• National Quality Standard
• Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
• Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF)