Regulation of Education and Care data

Service and provider approvals

All early childhood education and care providers and services and child care services must be approved to operate.

• Early childhood providers and services approved to operate under the National Quality Framework (NQF) are listed on the National registers | ACECQA.
• Child care operators and services approved to operate Child Care Act (TAS) 2001 and supporting Licensing Standards are listed on the Tasmanian Licensed Child Care Services Register.

The table below shows the number of providers and services approved to operate in Tasmania.

• I1601 – Providers and services approved to operate in Tasmania (Excel)

New approvals

Applications for provider and service approval must be assessed and considered against legislative requirements. Early Childhood Outcomes and Regulation regulatory authority powers and functions include considering applications for provider and service approval.  

Please note, not all applications result in an approval.

The table below shows the number of applications for provider or service approval approved in Tasmania.

• I1602 – New approvals approved to operate in Tasmania (Excel)

National Quality Framework (NQF) Service visits 

Authorised Officers conduct visits to monitor quality and compliance with legislative requirements. Monitoring visits are typically unannounced.

• I1603 – National Quality Framework (NQF) Service visits (Excel)

Notifications and complaints made to services and providers 

Approved providers operating National Quality Framework (NQF) services are required to notify the regulatory authority about incidents, complaints and changes to information. Notification types and timeframes | ACECQA outlines the various notification types and timeframes required under the National Law and National Regulations.

• I1604 – Notifications and complaints made to services and providers (Excel)

Direct complaints to the Regulatory Authority

The Regulatory Authority also receives complaints directly from complainants, such as members of the community and families, some of these will relate to the same incidents reported by approved providers.

• I1605 – Direct complaints to the Regulatory Authority (Excel)

Total breaches 

The Regulatory Authority actively monitors provider and services and investigates and responds to allegations of non-compliance when it receives intelligence (including through notifications, complaints or service visits) about possible breaches of the legislation.

• I1606 – Total breaches of the Education and Care Services National Law and National Regulations (Excel)

Sections of the National Law with the highest number of confirmed breaches

Confirmed breaches are recorded as a result of compliance and enforcement activity undertaken by the Regulatory Authority. This summary identifies the five sections of the National Law with the highest number of confirmed breaches for the reporting period. Regulatory data lists these sections in order, with 1 indicating the section with the highest number of confirmed breaches.

• I1607 – Sections of the National Law with the highest number of confirmed breaches (Excel)

National Regulations with the highest number of confirmed breaches 

Confirmed breaches are recorded as a result of compliance and enforcement activity undertaken by the Regulatory Authority. This summary identifies the five Regulations with the highest number of confirmed breaches for the reporting period. Regulatory data lists these Regulations in order, with 1 indicating the highest number. In the event that multiple Regulations have an equal number of confirmed breaches, all will be listed.

• I1608 – National Regulations with the highest number of confirmed breaches (Excel)

Compliance action taken

Statutory sanctions including but not limited to Compliance Directions, Compliance Notices, Conditions on Service Approval can be applied in response to non-compliance where further enforcement action is deemed necessary to support the health, safety and wellbeing of children attending a service.

• I1609 – Compliance action taken (Excel)

Early Childhood Outcomes and Regulation perform the functions of the Tasmanian Regulatory Authority, including ensuring education and care services are assessed against the National Quality Standard.  Services that undergo a full assessment and rating are given a rating for each of the 7 quality areas and an overall rating based on these results. Services that undergo a partial reassessment are assessed against some of the standards or quality areas of the NQS.

Assessment and Rating visits

• I1610 – Assessment and Rating visits (Excel)

Published Quality Ratings by Rating

• I1611 – Published Quality Ratings by Rating (Excel)

NQS Elements with the highest number of Not Met ratings

The Regulatory Authority monitor which NQS elements have the highest number of Not Met ratings on both an annual and quarterly basis. The table below provides the total for the previous financial year alongside quarterly data to enable comparison.

• I1612 – NQS Elements with the highest number of Not Met ratings (Excel)

NQS Standards with the highest number of Exceeding ratings

The Regulatory Authority monitor which NQS standards have the highest number of Exceeding ratings on both an annual and quarterly basis. The table below provides the total for the previous financial year alongside quarterly data to enable comparison.

• I1613 – NQS Standards with the highest number of Exceeding ratings (Excel)