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On 12 December 2019, the National Schools Resourcing Board (the Board) presented the Australian Government with its final report: Review of needs-based funding requirements: Final Report | 2019.

In Home Care (IHC) is delivered by IHC Support Agencies in each state and territory. IHC Support Agencies assess eligibility for the program and connect eligible families with high quality services.

This page contains information on funding clusters – which includes allocation of units of study to funding clusters and student contribution bands according to field of education codes – and indexed rates.

The Education Funding System (EFS) is based on a user-centred design approach. Engagement with users across the schools and higher education sectors through user research has been an essential step in designing the EFS.

The fifth Early Childhood Education and Care National Workforce Census took place in 2024.

In March 2023, we commissioned independent consultants to review the Inclusion Support Program. The review’s final report was released in November 2023.

In 2023, the department commissioned Deloitte to review the Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) restricted grant. Deloitte worked in partnership with SNAICC and Murawin.

In March 2023, the department commissioned an independent external review of the In Home Care (IHC) program. In November 2023, we published the final report.

Federal, state and territory governments share responsibility for quality and safety in early childhood education and care (ECEC).

The National Quality Framework (NQF) is Australia’s system for regulating early childhood education and care (ECEC). It provides a national approach to regulation, assessment and quality improvement.

Your National Law or Child Care Subsidy (CCS) approvals can be suspended. Approval may be suspended if you don’t comply with your obligations or following a voluntary request.

This page provides access to national reports on school teacher workforce data and analysis, wholly or partly funded by the Australian Government, which aim to inform teacher workforce issues and planning.