As the regulator of early childhood services in Queensland, the department has a vital role in making sure children are safe and receive high-quality education and care.
Regulating for Quality: Queensland's risk-based approach to regulating early childhood education and care (PDF, 565KB) (DOCX, 94KB) clarifies how the department regulates to reduce risk to children's safety, drive voluntary service compliance and promote continuous quality improvement.
Under R4Q the department is using modern regulatory approaches to develop tailored and evidence-based solutions to identified risks in the sector.