Category resources

Tools to help you report on Early Childhood Education and Care:

• Early Childhood Education and Care category guidelines—part A and part B include the expected outcomes, performance measures and counting rules.
• Periodic performance report is a reporting tool to capture the information that will be entered into QGrants i.e. quantitative data collection, narrative reporting, story behind the data and case study.
• Case study examples from early years services across Queensland to support you in completing the narrative report.
• Data collection tool examples can help you collect the data required for your PPR.
• Survey guide is a tool to help you develop survey questions, observation tips and conversation starters with families.

Tools to help you report on family support:

• Early year services funding guidelines—part A is an overview of the Early Years Funding investment, priorities, approaches and categories.
• Family support category guidelines include the expected outcomes, performance measures and counting rules.
• Periodic performance report is a reporting tool to capture the information that will be entered into QGrants i.e. quantitative data collection, narrative reporting, story behind the data and case study.
• Case study examples examples from early years services across Queensland to support you in completing the narrative report.
• Data collection tool examples can help you collect the data required for your periodic performance report.
• Survey guide is a tool to help you develop survey questions, observation tips and conversation starters.

Tools to help you report on integrated service delivery:

• Early years service funding guidelines—part A is an overview of the Early Years Funding investment, priorities, approaches and categories.
• Integrated Service Delivery category guidelines include the expected outcomes, performance measures and counting rules.
• Periodic performance report is a reporting tool to capture the information that will be entered into QGrants (i.e. quantitative data collection, narrative reporting, story behind the data and case study).
• Case study examples from early years services across Queensland to support you in completing the narrative report.
• Data collection tool examples can help you collect the data required for your periodic performance report.
• Survey guide is a tool to help you develop survey questions, observation tips and conversation starters.
• Early Years Places is list of places providing integrated service delivery.

Quality self-assessment and reflection tool

The quality self-assessment and reflection tool (QSART) has been designed to support quality improvement of the programs, services and support delivered by your Early Years Place, including partner agencies.

The QSART user guide provides an introduction to the tool including the key domains for building success and resources to support quality improvement. The 6 QSART guides have been developed using the latest research and practice-based evidence on integrated service delivery.

• Management, leadership and quality improvement domain
• Approach domain
• Engagement domain
• Places and environments domain
• Services and programming domain
• Staffing domain