Submission on the Education (Early Childhood Services) Amendment Regulations 2025

In line with our submission on the Education and Training (Early Childhood Education Reform) Amendment Bill, it is essential the compliance regime is matched with a decision-making framework the elevates children’s rights and best interests as the first and primary consideration in ECE regulation and decision-making.

We recommend Regulation 30 is retained in its current form and the threshold for suspension is not increased. We also recommend the Director of Regulation is required to also publicly notify when they give an ECE provider a written direction to remedy a health and safety risk. And finally, we recommend the proposed amendments relating to keeping records of non-compliance are strengthened to require the Director of Regulation must, rather than may, keep a record of non-compliance.