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Choosing a service
When searching for an early childhood education or outside school hours care service, the service quality rating is an important factor to consider. Learn more about what the quality ratings mean.
How to support your child through early childhood education and care
Starting school is an exciting milestone for your child and family. Preparing your child for their transition to school prepares them for future learning and development.
Health and safety in services
There are a range of health issues that children can experience, including asthma, allergies, food intolerances and illnesses such as epilepsy, cystic fibrosis and diabetes that require specific care practices. It is important that services work with you and your family to support your child to be safely and respectfully included in their education and care environment.
Educational programs
Quality programs for children preschool age and under in services such as long day care, family day care or preschool/kindergarten settings, are developed in ways that take into account each child’s interests, ideas, strengths, experiences, culture and needs.
Regulatory activities
Early childhood education and care services are required to create and maintain safe environments for children. Everyone has a role in keeping children safe in education and care services.
Types of services
Tips on what to look for when choosing a quality education and care service for preschool or kinder aged children.
Early childhood education and care
In an early learning and preschool, what your child wears may also influence your child’s health, safety, comfort, and wellbeing.
Resources for services
Your child's development
At 8 – 12 months your baby is on the move and getting into everything, developing skills like problem solving, investigating and experimenting. He or she is becoming more excited and curious about the world. They’re learning how to point and make sounds at the things they want and are beginning to understand how they affect the people around them.
Getting into a routine
In this information sheet we aim to answer some of your basic questions about toilet training your child, as well as providing some tips on how the educators at your early childhood education and care service can support you and your child in this.
Tips for parents
It’s never too early, or too late, to start reading with your baby.