Established in 2014, the Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA) works to promote the value of quality early learning and care for young children and their families.
Our 20 members include some of the largest early learning and care providers in the country, from all parts of the sector, including both long day care and community preschool/kindergarten. ELACCA members operate more than 2,300 early learning and care services across Australia, educating and nurturing more than 243,000 children. Together, our members provide almost 30 per cent of the nation’s early learning and care places.
ELACCA aims to:
progress the quality of early learning and care and outcomes for all children enhance the development and professionalisation of the early learning workforce improve equity of access to early learning for all children, particularly those in vulnerable circumstances.
Internally, we work to strengthen quality among ELACCA member services and to create an ambitious vision for the early learning sector. Externally, we work with governments, public sector agencies and research organisations to contribute our vast knowledge and experience to the development of good public policy for early learning and care in Australia.
Together, we leverage our scale and reach to create improved outcomes for the youngest Australians.