NQF Annual Performance Report
31 January 2025
In December, the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) released its National Quality Framework (NQF) 2024 Annual Performance Report. The data in the report shows continuous improvement nationally, with the overall proportion of children's education and care services rated Meeting National Quality Standard (NQS) or above at 90%, up from 62% ten years ago and 79% five years ago.
The report is divided into five chapters, highlighting the following areas:
- Children's health and safety
- Educational program and practice
- Children from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds
- Workforce
- Service provider perception of the NQF.
The report is a national review and analysis of aspects of the National Quality Framework and highlights the link between quality ratings and child development.
This content has been adapted from ACECQA.