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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.

This resource explains can help your child get ready to start at an education and care service.

Early childhood education and care services around Australia are working to meet the same national standards to ensure children are given the best start to life and learning.

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.

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.

Tips on what to look for when choosing a quality education and care service for preschool or kinder aged children.

In an early learning and preschool, what your child wears may also influence your child’s health, safety, comfort, and wellbeing.

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.

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.

It’s never too early, or too late, to start reading with your baby.