Please see below for a list of links that might be useful to support your role in child care, including government departments, peak bodies and useful documents.
For access to a more extensive resource collection, please consider becoming a member of PSCQ.
ACECQA is the new national body ensuring early childhood education and care across Australia is high quality. The website provides all the resources for the National Quality Framework and National Quality Standards.
http://www.acecqa.gov.au/Use of Noah's Ark Children's Services Resource Unit is free of charge to PSCQ current members. Noah's Ark provides a range of resources which aims to improve the capacity of education and care services in the provision of inclusion support for children with a disability or additional needs. The Resource Library and Advisory Service assist with the selection of resources provide professional advice all in consultation with the Professional Support Service Providers (PSSP), Children's Services Networks and Inclusion Support Agencies.
http://www.noahsark.net.auThe Department of Education, Employment and Workforce Relations (DEEWR) and the Office of Early Childhood Education and Care (OECEC) deliver the Australian Government’s key commitments on early childhood education and child care. The website provides information on the National Quality Framework, the approved frameworks- Early Years Learning Framework and My Time Our Place, workforce initiatives and resources for educators and families.
http://www.deewr.gov.au/EarlyChildhood/Pages/default.aspxThe Office for Early Childhood Education and Care (QLD Dept. of Education and Training) is the Regularity Authority for the state of Queensland under the National Quality Framework. The website provides a range of resources for the transition to the National Quality Framework, information regarding QLD services, workforce initiatives and fact sheets on the National Quality Framework and National Quality Standards.
http://deta.qld.gov.au/earlychildhood/Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
http://www.facsia.gov.auThe website supported by DEEWR and NOSHSA (National Outside School Hours Services Association) provide resources, information and forums for School Age Care educators The 'My Time, Our Place Framework for School Age Care' builds on the 'Early Years Learning Framework' and extends the principles, practice and outcomes to accommodate the contexts and age range of the children and young people who attend school age care settings.
http://www.mytimeourplace.comEarly Childhood Australia is the peak early childhood advocacy organisation, providing the latest research and resources for the sector including the Early Years Learning Framework.
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.auThe Australian Government's My Child website.
http://www.mychild.gov.auProfessional Support Coordinators Alliance (PSCA) provides resources and support to early childhood education and care services across the country under the Inclusion and Professional Support Program (IPSP) and in the provision of professional development and enhancement of high quality services to children and families.
http://www.pscalliance.org.au/Peak body.
http://www.childcareqld.org.auNational Childcare Accreditation Council
http://www.ncac.gov.auPeak body.
http://www.fdcqld.orgPeak body.
http://www.qcan.org.auChildren’s Services Central is the Professional Support Co-ordinator in New South Wales and is an initiative funded by the Australian Government under the Inclusion and Professional Support Program. Children’s Services Central is managed by key organisations that resource and support the sectors of children’s services in New South Wales.
http://www.cscentral.org.au/Peak body.
http://www.acsea.orgA new community services website and discussion forum funded by The Community and Disability Services Ministerial Advisory Council (CDSMAC). The website and discussion forum has been developed as a public site open to government and non-government employers and the broader community. Sectors targeted include children's' services, child safety, disability services, juvenile justice and other community services.
http://www.communityworkforcevillage.orgQld Health webpage for the "Get Up & Grow" resources. The healthy eating guidelines cover the transition from infant feeding to family foods while the physical activity recommendations tackle active play in addition to sedentary behaviour and screen time.
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/health_professionals/childrens_health/getup&g row.aspAn academic journal published in the UK devoting an entire edition to the Australian 'Early Years Learning Framework'.
http://www.wwwords.co.uk/ciec/
