Roles, responsibilities & qualifications
Roles and responsibilities
Different early childhood service types offer a variety of education and care roles.
Read about working in early childhood including information about:
- certificate III level educators
- diploma level educators
- outside school hours care coordinators
- early childhood teachers
- educational leaders
- certified supervisors
- nominated supervisors
- family day care educators and coordinators.
Qualification requirements
You must have appropriate qualifications to work as an early childhood educator or teacher in services captured under the National Law or the Education and Care Services Act 2013 (ECS Act)
Services under the ECS Act, known collectively as Queensland education and care services, include:
- services funded by the Queensland Government to provide limited hours care
- occasional care
- budget-based funded services that do not receive the Australian Government Child Care Benefit
- early childhood education and care services that are also disability services funded under the Disability Services Act 2006 (Qld)
- stand-alone services.
Read more information about qualification requirements.
Qualification assessments
Check the approved qualifications lists to see if your current qualification meets minimum requirements. If it doesn't appear on the lists you can apply to have it assessed (there is a fee for this service).
Need help?
Read about financial help for further study to help you upgrade your qualification to meet the National Law requirements.
Phone and email contacts are available to help you find out more information about qualification requirements.