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March 30, 2023

Submitting your QIP using the NQAITS portal

You may have read or heard about changes to the Assessment and Rating (A&R) process. These are national changes which aim to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of A&R.  The changes include the increased use of partial reassessments and the reduction of notice periods for A&R. The nationally agreed reduced notice periods for A&R, (between…
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January 9, 2023

Changes to Assessment and Rating in 2023

The ECU are implementing several changes to our Assessment and Rating (A&R) processes in 2023. The changes are in line with a revised national approach and seek to make quality assessment and rating more effective. The changes include; a reduced notice period of 1 to 5 days for most A&R visits from late March 2023.…
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October 10, 2022

Minor Infrastructure Grants 2022-2023

ALERT – Minor Infrastructure Grants Round 2022-23 is now closed The Education and Care Unit (ECU) invites eligible education and care services and licensed child care services to apply for funding through the ECU Minor Infrastructure Grants 2022-23. Please refer to the eligibility criteria and program priorities by downloading the Application Guidelines. It is anticipated that applications…
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