From 27 February 2026, the following people involved in early childhood education and care (ECEC) must complete mandatory national child safety training:
- persons with management and control
- nominated supervisors
- persons in day-to-day charge
- staff
- volunteers
- students.
The training is being developed by the Queensland Government and the Australian Centre for Child Protection. It will be available on Geccko. Geccko is the Australian Government Department of Education’s online learning platform for the ECEC sector. Training is free.
There will be Foundation and Advanced training modules. The Foundation training will be available from 27 February 2026. Advanced modules will be available in July 2026.
You will need a Geccko account to access and complete the training.
ECEC providers can access the following to support their staff to complete the training:
- Child Care Subsidy approved providers may close services early to support staff to complete the training.
- Small to medium providers may access wage subsidy grants. More information to come.
This is a National Child Safety Reform initiative. All Education Ministers agreed to new mandatory child safety training at a special purpose meeting in August 2025.
Visit the National Child Safety Training website for more information about the training.