The Education and Care Unit (ECU) invites eligible education and care services and licensed child care services to apply for funding through the ECU Minor Infrastructure Grants 2019-20. Please refer to the eligibility criteria and program priorities by downloading the Application Guidelines. The 2019-20 Minor Infrastructure Grant round is now open. This funding round will…
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Applications are now open for the 2020 Education and Care Scholarship Program. The closing date is 24 November 2019. These scholarships are to assist educators with an ACECQA approved Diploma qualification and relevant workplace experience to gain an ACECQA approved early childhood teaching qualification – Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Teaching). Prospective applicants are encouraged…
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The Education and Care Services National Regulations require an approved provider of an education and care service to ensure that a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is prepared by the service and reviewed at least annually. The Education and Care Unit requires all Tasmanian education and care services to update their QIP to align with the…
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The National Quality Standard 2018 will commence in all states and territories from Thursday, 1 February. It has been agreed Nationally that the revised NQS will now be referred to as NQS (2018) and the previous version as NQS (2012) In Tasmania, the first assessment and rating visits using the NQS 2018 will happen early…
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Guide to the NQF Updates to the Guide to the National Quality Framework have been made. Changes include: The 2018 NQS Extensions of transitional regulations Registers of family day care educators Guidance about family day care venues Notifications of physical or sexual abuse The updated Guide to the National Quality Framework (NQF) (February 2018 version)…
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