Child care licensing information
In Queensland, the State Government is responsible for the licensing and monitoring of child care services. A service is required to hold a licence and must comply with the legislative standards of the Child Care Act 2002 (the Act) and the Child Care Regulation 2003 (the Regulation). This means that the licensee of a service must ensure that a service complies with minimum quality standards including qualifications of staff, staffing requirements, policies and procedures, activities and programs offered to children, health and safety for children, facilities and available space and information provided to parents and guardians or carers.
The Act and Regulation commenced operation on 1 September 2003 and clearly articulate the minimum standards that need to be met by a licensee in order to be licensed to legally operate a child care service in Queensland.
The child care legislation represents minimum standards for the sector and aims to:
- ensure high quality standards and safety for children in care
- support affordability
- allow flexibility in service delivery viability for services.
This information has been prepared by the Queensland Government to assist users of the Actand the Regulation in understanding the requirements of the licensing provisions. If there are any inconsistencies between this information and the legislation, the legislation must be followed. You should refer to the legislation to properly understand its requirements.