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Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA) Readiness Advisory

Score your readiness for free, then turn the results into a plan in a 30-minute strategy call with Ivanka, co-founder of The Art of Service, which has trained 54,000+ professionals across 160+ countries.

40
Controls
8
Domains
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Mapped Frameworks
Australia: national (applied by each State and Territory)
Jurisdiction

Why work with Ivanka on Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA)

The 40 elements of the National Quality Standard across 7 quality areas for approved education and care services, as revised from 1 January 2026, with the National Law and Regulations the ACECQA Guide links to each element. ACECQA guidance, not law.

Compliance work stalls when it is treated as a checklist. Ivanka treats Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA) as a strategic decision: what matters most for your organisation, what to do first, and what your leadership team needs to understand. For 25 years she has built The Art of Service, whose compliance platform now covers 1,062 frameworks.

The free readiness assessment scores your organisation against the 40 controls across 8 domains of Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA). The strategy call turns those scores into priorities.

Relevant credentials

  • Co-founder of The Art of Service, which has trained 54,000+ professionals across 160+ countries
  • MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program graduate
  • EXIN Expert Panel member

What you get in 30 minutes

Gap Assessment Review

Ivanka reviews your Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA) readiness scores with you and agrees which gaps matter most. Specific to your results, not generic advice.

Implementation Roadmap

A clear, prioritised plan for addressing gaps across 8 domains: what you can build on from existing work and what needs new investment.

Cross-Framework Strategy

How Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA) fits with the other obligations you already manage, so it strengthens your existing programme instead of running beside it.

Domains covered in Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA)

01Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice
02Quality Area 2: Children's health and safety
03Quality Area 6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
04Quality Area 7: Governance and leadership
05Quality Area 3: Physical environment
06Quality Area 4: Staffing arrangements

Plus 2 additional domains. See the full assessment →

This is for you if

  • You need to achieve Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA) compliance but don’t know where to start or how to prioritise
  • You’ve been told you’re “compliant” but suspect gaps exist that haven’t been properly assessed
  • You manage compliance for long day care, preschool and kindergarten, outside school hours care, family day care organisations and need expert guidance, not generic templates
  • You want to leverage existing compliance efforts across multiple frameworks rather than starting from scratch
  • You need a strategic plan your leadership team and board will actually understand and support

Start with a free assessment. Then let's talk strategy.

Take the free Australia National Quality Standard for Education and Care Services (ACECQA) readiness diagnostic. In 5 minutes you'll have a clear picture of where your gaps are. Then book the strategy call and Ivanka will help you decide how to close them.

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