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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Submissions

2023

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

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

ACA Submission: Early Years Strategy - May 2023

ACA Submission: ANZSCO Consultation - April 2023

ACA Submission: Draft National Vision for ECEC - April 2023

ACA's Submission ECEC Terminology Workforce Strategy 28 March 2023

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

ACA Pre-Budget Submission - January 2023

2022

ACA Employment White Paper Submission - December 2022

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

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

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 (585 KB)

pdf ACA Pre-Budget Submission 2021 - 2022 - Dec 2020 (1014 KB)

pdf ACA Submission - Review of Disability Act - Sept 2020 (668 KB)

pdf ACA 2020-2021 Pre-Budget Submission - An Update July 2020 (3.43 MB)

pdf ACA Monash SPHERE & SNAICC Joint Productivity Commission Submission on Mental Health - Jan 2020 (1.40 MB)

2019

pdf ACA Monash SPHERE & SNAICC Joint Pre-Budget Submission Proposal - Dec 2019 (1.35 MB)

pdf ACA 2020-2021 Pre-Budget Submission - Dec 2019 (1.70 MB)

pdf ACA Submission for Review of the Universal Access National Partnership (Vocational Training)  - Oct 2019 (2.10 MB)

pdf ACA Submission for Inquiry into the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment - 30 Aug 2019 (3.49 MB)

pdf ACA Mid-Year Budget Submission - 3 Aug 2019 (2.07 MB)

pdf ACA Submission June 2019 NQF Review Phase 1 (963 KB)

pdf ACA CCS Audit Submission - 31 May 2019 (713 KB)  

2018

pdf ACA Pre-Budget Submission 2019-2020 (898 KB)

pdf ACA Submission to Teacher Registration Review (321 KB)

pdf ACA Submission to Red Tape Commissioner (634 KB)

pdf ACA Pre budget Submission - Jan 2018 (1.27 MB)

2017

pdf ACA Position Paper ECEC Future Directions for Australia (2.04 MB)

pdf ACA Tasmania - Position Paper in Response to The Education Act 2016 (1.91 MB)

pdf ACA Position Paper On Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) 16/06/2017 (1.05 MB)  

pdf ACA Response to Senate Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings & Child Care Reform) Bill 2017 (1.94 MB)

pdf ACA Pre-Budget Submission 2017-2018 (837 KB)

2016

pdf ACA Response to Senate Inquiry Into Provisions of Jobs For Families Child Care Package Bill 2016 (294 KB)

2015

pdf ACA Response to Senate Inquiry Into Provisions of Jobs For Families Child Care Package Bill 2015 (1.33 MB)

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