Quality Framework for the Early Years and Child Care System
Quality programming is an integral part of our Inclusion Resource Services Model. To fully support the early years and child care sector, we have developed a Quality Development Tool to support our licensed centre-based child care programs. The tool will be administered on a rolling annual basis by your community pedagogical advisor.
The aim of the Quality Development Tool is to:
- Provide tailored support to centres
- Establish a consistent quality baseline across the sector
- Ensure continuous quality improvement for families and children
For our Montessori partners and before and after school programs, we have established an adaptation to suit the needs of these programs. Information about these tools will be provided when available.
The Quality Development Tool will be launched in Fall 2026.
EarlyON
To further support EarlyON programs, a quality development checklist will be implemented and used to review all programs annually.
More information will be added to this page as it becomes available.
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