Regulating the early childhood education and care sector protects the safety and wellbeing of children, supports high-quality learning, and helps maintain accountability across services.
Recent events in Queensland and nationally have exposed weaknesses in supervision, risk assessment, and workforce screening, and highlighted the importance of strong regulation.
Who we plan to audit
- Department of Education.
Audit Objective
In this audit, we will assess whether the Department of Education’s Early Childhood Regulatory Authority is effectively carrying out its functions under the National Quality Framework. Functions include licensing, investigating, assessing and rating service quality, and monitoring and enforcing compliance in education and care services.
Area of focus
Services
Parliamentary Committee
Education, Arts and Communities Committee