The Early Learners team as part of the early learners unit provides schools with advice on:

• the national regulations and department policies to support the management and operation of public preschools
• early childhood pedagogy and curriculum
• transition to school
• Schools as Community Centres
• Australian Early Development Census (AEDC).

The Early Learners team makes notifications to the NSW Early Learning Commission on behalf of public preschools. The Early Learners team should be contacted in the event of:

• an incident involving serious illness, injury, trauma or urgent medical attention of a child while attending the preschool
• a child missing from the premises
• removal of a child in a way that breached the regulations
• a child is mistakenly locked in or out of the preschool
• attendance of emergency services
• allegations that physical or sexual abuse of a child has occurred while attending preschool
• if a complaint is made about the health or safety of a child
• proposed changes to the premises.