Education and Care Services Regulation 2026
sec.11Developing educational program
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sec.11 Developing educational program
The approved provider of a QEC approved service must develop a program (an educational program ) based on the following documents— the document called ‘Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia’, as in force from time to time, published by the National Authority on its website; the document called ‘My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia’, as in force from time to time, published by the National Authority on its website; a document, prepared by the chief executive and published on the department’s website, providing for matters the chief executive considers are equivalent to the matters provided for in a document mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . If a matter provided for in a document mentioned in subsection (1) (c) is inconsistent with a matter provided for in a document mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) , the document mentioned in subsection (1) (c) prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. (sec.11-ssec.1) The approved provider of a QEC approved service must develop a program (an educational program ) based on the following documents— the document called ‘Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia’, as in force from time to time, published by the National Authority on its website; the document called ‘My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia’, as in force from time to time, published by the National Authority on its website; a document, prepared by the chief executive and published on the department’s website, providing for matters the chief executive considers are equivalent to the matters provided for in a document mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . (sec.11-ssec.2) If a matter provided for in a document mentioned in subsection (1) (c) is inconsistent with a matter provided for in a document mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b) , the document mentioned in subsection (1) (c) prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
- (a) the document called ‘Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia’, as in force from time to time, published by the National Authority on its website;
- (b) the document called ‘My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia’, as in force from time to time, published by the National Authority on its website;
- (c) a document, prepared by the chief executive and published on the department’s website, providing for matters the chief executive considers are equivalent to the matters provided for in a document mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) .