Changes to National Regulations: Education and Care Services National Further Amendment Regulations 2017

According to ACECQA, Education ministers agreed to further changes to the National Regulations that will come into effect on 31 December 2017 and 1 February 2018. The amendments extend some workforce transitional arrangements to 2020 and give effect to changes to the National Quality Standard. 

Some of the changes include:

Coming into effect on 31 December 2017:

• Changes to the details required to be kept in the Register of FDC educators, co-ordinators and educator assistants (regulation 7)
• Changes to the details required to be recorded in the Record of Staff Engaged or Employed by FDC service (regulation 8)
• Extension of staffing transitional arrangements under regulations 240, 242, 264, 300 (regulations 12-15)

 Coming into effect on 1 February 2018:

• Requirements for Significant Improvement Rating (regulation 5)
• Requirements for Excellent Rating (highest rating) (regulation 6)
• Transitional provisions for services assessed, reassessed or re-rated in the period surrounding the commencement of the new quality standards (regulation 16)
• New National Quality Standards (regulation 17) 
• Introduction of fees for applications for the Highest Rating (regulation 18)

Further information and a link to the Education and Care Services National Further Amendment Regulations 2017, can be accessed from the ACECQA website.