In 2021, early childhood education and care services across Australia will begin receiving public consultation invitations on the proposed changes to the National Quality Framework (NQF), the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)/My Time Our Place (MTOP) and potentially more. This will potentially be the year-long public consultation as part of the Review of the NQF that began in 2019 (and deferred due to COVID-19).

A number of the possible changes to be anticipated can be gleaned from the following references:

1. The Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) NSW's Submission to the Review of the NQF (30 June 2019)
2. Consultation Summary Report - Review of the NQF (December 2019)
3. Education Council's public consultation to commence in early 2021 (15 December 2020)

Services may have recently heard that the EYLF/MTOP will also be reviewed/revised. This decision was made by the Education Council (ie all Federal, State & Territory Ministers for Education) also on 15 December 2020.

These issues will be one of the main topics of discussions at the Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) NSW's Network Meetings (face-to-face and via live webinars). Members and non-members are welcome to participate.

PUBLISHED: 25 JANUARY 2021