HomeTHE LEARNING CENTRE is Accredited by NCAC
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Southern Highlands Early Childhood Learning Centre is accredited as a quality provider of childcare by the National Childcare Accreditation Council. (NCAC).
NCAC was appointed by the Australian Government to administer the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) system for long day care centres.
The broad objective of the CCQA systems is to ensure that children in care have stimulating, positive experiences and interactions that nurture all aspects of their development. The CCQA systems do this by defining quality child care, providing a way to measure the quality of care provided by the service and identifying areas for ongoing quality improvement.
While there are voluntary accreditation systems for children's services in other countries, the Australian systems are unique as they are the first CCQA systems in the world to be linked to child care funding through legislation and to be funded and supported by a Federal Government.
CHILD CARE BENEFIT
CCQA is linked to Child Care Benefit payments received by services on behalf of the parents of children in their care. All services are required to register with NCAC and meet the requirements of the appropriate CCQA system in order to be eligible to receive Child Care Benefit.
Continued Child Care Benefit approval for services involves the service's compliance with the requirements of the CCQA five step process and its demonstrated commitment to maintaining a satisfactory standard of quality child care, including continuing improvement to the standard of care in accordance with the Quality Areas and principles set out in the relevant Quality Practices Guide.
For more information about accreditation, please visit the
NCAC
website: www.ncac.gov.au
