The Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) is a not-for-profit, member-funded organisation advocating for the future of Australia's children.
We work on behalf of long day care owners and operators to ensure families and their children have an opportunity to access affordable, high quality early learning services throughout Australia.


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2024

  pdf ACA Submission to Department of Employment and Workplace Relations - Review of the Apprenticeship Incentive System (AIS) - May 2024

  pdf ACA Submission to ACCC regarding APRA - March 2024

  pdf ACA Survey Report: Capping Enrolments Due To Staff Shortages - March 2024

  pdf ACA Submission to Productivity Commission: Response to Draft Report Nov 2023 - February 2024

 

2023

  pdf ACA Pre-Budget Submission - December 2023

  pdf ACA Submission: In response to draft National Strategy for the Care and Support Economy - June 2023

  pdf ACA Submission: Productivity Commission Inquiry into Child Care - June 2023

  pdf ACA Submission: Early Years Strategy - May 2023

  pdf ACA Submission: ANZSCO Consultation - April 2023

  pdf ACA Submission: Draft National Vision for ECEC - April 2023

  pdf ACA's Submission ECEC Terminology Workforce Strategy 28 March 2023

  pdf ACA Submission: Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 - March 2023

  pdf ACA Pre-Budget Submission - January 2023

2022

  pdf ACA Employment White Paper Submission - December 2022

  pdf Equity Measure Joint Proposal - Removing Barriers to affordable ECEC - December 2022

  pdf ACA Submission: Hourly Rate Caps - October 2022 

ACA Submission to Senate Education & Employment Legislation Committee:
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Plan For Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 

ACA Workforce Policy Proposal - August 2022

Fact Sheet: Increase affordability for all families – April 2022

Fact Sheet: End the educator shortage crisis – April 2022 

ACA Election Manifesto – April 2022

Strengthening Australia’s early learning and care workforce: Joint Submission from ACA, ELACCA and The Front Project – February 2022

ACA Pre-Budget Submission – January 2022

2021

  pdf ACA NQF Review Submission - April 2021 

ACA MidYear Economic Fiscal Outlook Submission - July 2021

2020

pdf ACA Submission to DESE: Streamlining the ECEC Approval Process Across Jurisdictions - Dec 2020

pdf ACA Pre-Budget Submission 2021 - 2022 - Dec 2020

pdf ACA Submission - Review of Disability Act - Sept 2020

pdf ACA 2020-2021 Pre-Budget Submission - An Update July 2020

pdf ACA Monash SPHERE & SNAICC Joint Productivity Commission Submission on Mental Health - Jan 2020

2019

pdf ACA Monash SPHERE & SNAICC Joint Pre-Budget Submission Proposal - Dec 2019

pdf ACA 2020-2021 Pre-Budget Submission - Dec 2019

pdf ACA Submission for Review of the Universal Access National Partnership (Vocational Training)  - Oct 2019

pdf ACA Submission for Inquiry into the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment - 30 Aug 2019

pdf ACA Mid-Year Budget Submission - 3 Aug 2019

pdf ACA Submission June 2019 NQF Review Phase 1

pdf ACA CCS Audit Submission - 31 May 2019  

2018

pdf ACA Pre-Budget Submission 2019-2020

pdf ACA Submission to Teacher Registration Review

pdf ACA Submission to Red Tape Commissioner

pdf ACA Pre budget Submission - Jan 2018

2017

pdf ACA Position Paper ECEC Future Directions for Australia

pdf ACA Tasmania - Position Paper in Response to The Education Act 2016

pdf ACA Position Paper On Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) 16/06/2017  

pdf ACA Response to Senate Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings & Child Care Reform) Bill 2017

pdf ACA Pre-Budget Submission 2017-2018

2016

pdf ACA Response to Senate Inquiry Into Provisions of Jobs For Families Child Care Package Bill 2016

2015

pdf ACA Response to Senate Inquiry Into Provisions of Jobs For Families Child Care Package Bill 2015

ACA Response to Child Care Assistance Package Regulation Impact Statement

ACA Response to Interim Home Based Carer Subsidy Programme (Nanny Pilot Programme) Guidelines 

ACA Response to NQF Review Consultation Regulation Impact Statement 

2014

ACA Response to Productivity Commission Draft Report into Childcare and Early Childhood Learning

ACA Response to National Quality Framework Review

ACA Response to Senate Inquiry into the Immediate Future of the Childcare Sector in Australia

ACA Response to Senate Inquiry into the Delivery of Quality and Affordable Early Childhood Education and Care

ACA Response to Productivity Commission Inquiry into Childcare and Early Childhood Learning