What we do

The Department of Education, Early Childhood Education and Care is the regulatory authority responsible for administering the National Quality Framewo​rk​ (NQF)​ in Queensland. It is also the regulatory authority for services captured under the Education and Care Services Act 2013​.

Responsibilities of the department​​​

The Department of Education, Early Childhood Education and Care is responsible for the following areas.​

Approving, licensing and regulating early childhood education and care services in Queensland. 

This includes:

• reviewing and approving provider and service applications
• assessment and rating of services​
• ​ managing compliance and enforcement actions​
• complaints management​.

Funding services to support the early childhood education and care of Queensland children. 

This includes:

• Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS)​
• Kindergarten Inclusion Support Scheme​ (KISS)​
• Early Years Services Funding​.

Driving national early childhood education and care reforms in Queensland.

This includes:

• National Quality Framework​
• universal access to early childhood education through funding and inclusion initiatives​.

Promoting successful transitions from home to early childhood education to school.  

This includes:

• strategies and resources to support successful transitions​
• incorporation of age-appropriate pedagogies​.

Investing in evidence-based programs to support learning and development.

This includes:

• ​support and publication of early childhood sector research and reports​​.​