Early Education and Care Commission

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The Australian Government will work with states and territories to consider the potential development of a national early education and care Commission.

Establishing a Commission was a recommendation of the Productivity Commission in its 2024 inquiry report outlining a path to universal early childhood education and care (ECEC).

If established, a Commission is the next possible step to strengthen the ECEC system, and it could:

  • have a role in ensuring services are located where families need them
  • also involve reforming the existing Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

Further details about the Commission will be discussed at the next Education Ministers Meeting in July.