National Quality Framework
The National Quality Standard (NQS) is a key aspect of the National Quality Framework (NQF) and sets a high, national benchmark for early childhood education and care, and outside school hours care services in Australia.
It gives services and families a better understanding of a quality service, helping families to make informed decisions about the services providing education and care to their child. The NQS brings together the 7 key quality areas that are important to outcomes for children.
The NQS contains 15 standards which are high-level outcome statements. Under each standard sit elements that describe the outcomes that contribute to the standard being achieved.
Assessment and rating of services
Assessors will visit each service to rate it against the seven quality areas of the National Quality Standard.
The quality areas are made up of standards and elements that describe what research shows are the most important parts of a quality early education and care service.
How do services get a quality rating?
Assessors will visit each service to rate it against the seven quality areas of the National Quality Standard.
The quality areas are made up of standards and elements that describe what research shows are the most important parts of a quality early education and care service.
Services receive a rating for each of the quality areas and an overall rating based on these results.
Follow this link to get more information about the National Quality Framework; https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard