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Early childhood education
Early childhood education

The Early Childhood Education Directorate monitors, supports and regulates early childhood education services in NSW.
Public schools
Public schools

Everything you need to know about NSW public education, finding schools, understanding enrolment and accessing support.
Teaching and learning
Teaching and learning

Information on curriculum taught in schools, Aboriginal education and communities, personalised support and professional learning and assessment.
Student wellbeing
Student wellbeing

The Wellbeing Framework supports schools to create learning environments that enable students to be healthy, happy, engaged and successful.
Policy library
About us
About us

We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education and care sector. We are the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

Working in early childhood education

Professional development and scholarships

A range of scholarships and professional development opportunities are provided to strengthen and support the early childhood education workforce.
Workforce development

Developing and maintaining a sustainable, highly qualified workforce is crucial to ensuring children get the best start in life.
Sector development program

The sector development program supports the early childhood education workforce through free training, support and resources to build sector capacity.
Child protection training requirements

In NSW, nominated supervisors and persons in day-to-day charge are required to have completed child protection courses.
Workforce Strategy

Developing and maintaining a sustainable, highly qualified workforce is crucial to ensuring children get the best start in life.
Transition to School

Starting school is a significant event in the life of children and their families. Discover more helpful resources here.

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This information is current as at 22/11/2019 11:56pm, AEDT. For the most up-to-date information, go to https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/information-for-parents-and-carers/home.

© State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2019. For more information go to https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/copyright.