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Education and Care Services Regulation 2026
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This section applies in relation to a QEC approved service, other than a school age care service, when providing regulated education and care to children. At least 50% of the educators required to meet the educator to child ratio for the QEC approved service must hold, or be actively working towards, an approved diploma level education and care qualification. All of the other educators required to meet the educator to child ratio for the QEC approved service must hold, or be actively working towards, a qualification that is at least an approved certificate III level education and care qualification. (sec.60-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a QEC approved service, other than a school age care service, when providing regulated education and care to children. (sec.60-ssec.2) At least 50% of the educators required to meet the educator to child ratio for the QEC approved service must hold, or be actively working towards, an approved diploma level education and care qualification. (sec.60-ssec.3) All of the other educators required to meet the educator to child ratio for the QEC approved service must hold, or be actively working towards, a qualification that is at least an approved certificate III level education and care qualification.