PREMIER WELCOMES NATIONAL CHILDREN’S QUALITY FRAMEWORK
Source: Victoria. Premier. Media Release
"A new national framework for children’s service has been agreed at the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to ensure all Australian children have the best start in life, Premier John Brumby said. Mr Brumby said the Victorian Government was committed to improving the safety and quality of Victoria’s children’s services. “The quality development of children’s services is a top priority for the Victorian Government and better ratios and better qualified staff is a key part of ensuring they can have a better future,” Mr Brumby said.
Key features of the new National Quality Framework include:• improved staff to child ratios;• a more qualified early childhood workforce;• streamlined regulatory arrangements of Commonwealth and State processes;• a new national quality standard and transparent ratings system and;• a new, jointly-governed national body"