Government Education Portal - Australia

ACT Department of disability, housing and community services - Children's services  

URL:  http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/ocyfs/services/childrens_services

Children's Services administers ACT Government legislation in relation to the licensing of children's services in the ACT. Licensed children's services include centre based children's services, school age care, family day care, government preschools, independent preschools and playschools. Lists are provided giving contact details for each of these services in the ACT. Children's Services also manages a number of Funding Agreements, operates the Parents as Teachers Program and assists with the implementation of the ACT Children's Plan.

Childcare Tasmania  

URL:  http://www.childcare.tas.gov.au/

Category:  Out of School Care 

The Department of Education, Tasmania, Child Care Unit oversees the development of high quality child care programs and services in Tasmania. Information is provided on: child care in Tasmania; establishing a child care service; finding a child care service; and publications and informations sheets.

Children's centres for early childhood development and parenting  

URL:  http://www.childrenscentres.sa.gov.au/

The South Australian Children's Centres provide a 'one-stop-shop' for young children and their families by bringing together a mix of services for children from birth to eight years and their families. Services include: high quality early education and care for children from birth through to the early years of school; child health information; family support; playgroups and play activities; early assessment of children's learning needs and intervention programs.

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria - Pre-School  

URL:  http://www.education.vic.gov.au/...utschool/preschool/default.htm

Category:  Education and Your Child 

Kindergarten and preschools cater for children in the year prior to their first year at school. They aim to further children's social, emotional, physical and intellectual development, their knowledge and understanding of the world and to enhance their transition to school. This website provides links to Kindergarten, Preschool and Child Care Centre authorities, information about preschool enrolment requirements, and playgroups in Victoria.

FaHCSIA - Child Care  

URL:  http://www.facs.gov.au/...rnet/facsinternet.nsf/childcare/nav.htm

The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs website provides information for families and service providers about Australian Government initiatives in child care - types of child care services and assistance, education and training, policies, legislation, research and data collection.

NSW Department of Community Services - Child Care  

URL:  http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/DOCS/STANDARD/PC_100994.htm

In NSW, the Department of Community Services licenses, monitors and funds services for children from birth until start of formal schooling. The website provides information for parents and carers on child care centres and services. Links are provided to information for children's services providers and community partners.

NT Department of Health and Community Services - Children's Services  

URL:  http://www.nt.gov.au/...omm_svs/facs/families/childrens_svs.shtml

Category:  Out of School Care 

The role of the Northern Territory Children's Services Unit is to assist child care services to meet their legislative obligations relating to child care provision, as well as encouraging and advising these services to strive for a quality of care which is beyond the minimum licensing requirements. Links are provided to family and children's services, child care services, legislation, child care guides and outside school hours care.

Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care  

URL:  http://www.oececc.gov.au/

The Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care has been established within the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The Office will work towards providing the leadership to achieve a nationally-consistent system of quality, accessible and affordable early childhood education and child care for all Australian families. Links are provided to: the new agenda in early childhood education and child care; Child care (FaHCSIA); Universal access to early childhood education; and the Indigenous Australian Early Development Index Project.

Queensland Department of Communities - Child care  

URL:  http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/childcare/

The Department of Communities website on Child care provides information on: child care legislation; the child care and family support hub strategy; child care information service (CCIS); child care services search; industry information; school age care licensing; working in child care.

Queensland Office for Early Childhood Education and Care  

URL:  http://education.qld.gov.au/earlychildhood/

The Queensland Office for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) takes the lead responsibility for children's early development, bringing together responsibility for early education and child care services in one agency; and is aligned with the Department of Education, Training and the Arts. The immediate priority for the Office is to plan and provide access to Kindergarten Programs for children aged between 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years of age, that is, children in the year prior to starting Prep at school.