Acecqa – The Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority

Snapshot and reports

The National Quality Framework (NQF) aims to improve the educational and developmental outcomes for children attending education and care services, and promote continuous improvement in service quality. On this page you will find research and reports relevant to the NQF.

View current and previous NQF Snapshots, which provide an overview of the Australian children’s education and care sector, including the progress and results of quality assessment and rating against the National Quality Standard (NQS).

Our latest NQF Annual Performance Report focuses on a number of aspects of the NQF, including: Children’s health and safety Educational program and practice Children from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds…

This page contains information about our operational functions including the number of Excellent rating applications received and awarded, and how many second tier review, NQF qualification assessment and skilled migration assessment applications we have received.