Guiding principles and policies
The Early Childhood Education Directorate has overarching principles for implementing its functions under the National Law and Regulations. We also use a number of regulatory policies to support consistent decision making. Read our guiding principles and policies below.
Guiding Principles
Policies
- Approach to Compliance (pdf 380.39 KB)
- Approach to ECEC Service Visits (pdf 183.17 KB)
- Approach to Significant Improvement Required (pdf 271.3 KB)
- Assessment and Rating Scheduling Policy (pdf 171.5 KB)
- Complaint Handling Policy (pdf 255.66 KB)
- Conditions on Approvals and Waivers Policy (pdf 198.02 KB)
- Engaging with and Supporting Families Policy (pdf 160.75 KB)
- Fees and Charges Policy (pdf 245.26 KB)
- Information Sharing with External Agencies Policy (pdf 235.53 KB)
- Provider Approvals Policy (pdf 360.85 KB)
- Review of Decisions Policy (pdf 247.74 KB)
- Service Approvals Policy (pdf 363.25 KB)
- Service Transfers Policy (pdf 210.03 KB)
- Sleep and Rest for Children Policy Guidelines (pdf 642.01 KB)
- Sleep and Rest for Children Procedure Guidelines (pdf 681.7 KB)
- Waiver Policy (pdf 222.62 KB)