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NQF visits arrive with 48 hours notice. FormaOS keeps educator credentials, QIPs, and evidence organised — so you demonstrate quality, not scramble.

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ACECQA Compliance Dashboard
NQF Quality Area Readiness
6 On Track1 Attention
Quality AreaStatus
QA1 — Educational programMeeting
QA2 — Children's health & safetyMeeting
QA3 — Physical environmentMeeting
QA4 — Staffing arrangementsWorking Towards
QA5 — Relationships with childrenExceeding
QA6 — Collaborative partnershipsMeeting
QA7 — Governance & leadershipMeeting
7 of 7 records
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The Compliance Gap

The Childcare Compliance Reality

These are the risks that keep nominated supervisors and service managers awake at night.

NQF assessment visit with 48-hour notice — evidence not ready

Assessment and rating visits can land with minimal notice. Services caught without organised evidence for each quality area face lower ratings — or working towards ratings that trigger improvement requirements.

Educator WWC cards and first aid certs expiring without alerts

Working with Children checks, first aid certificates, and anaphylaxis training all have expiry dates. One lapsed credential means an educator may be non-compliant — a finding at any assessment visit.

Quality Improvement Plan not updated — regulatory requirement breached

Every approved service must maintain a current Quality Improvement Plan. When QIPs fall behind, your service cannot demonstrate continuous improvement — a core NQF expectation.

Child safety incidents not documented to mandatory reporting standards

Mandatory reporting obligations vary by state and territory. Incidents must be documented, reported to authorities within required timeframes, and notified to ACECQA where applicable.

Working with Children checks for volunteers not tracked

Volunteers, students on placement, and visiting professionals all require valid Working with Children checks. Without centralised tracking, gaps appear — and assessors look for exactly this.

Self-assessment not completed — unable to demonstrate continuous improvement

Services are expected to conduct regular self-assessment against the NQS. Without a structured process, you cannot demonstrate the reflective practice that assessors and regulatory authorities expect.

Framework Coverage

Every Childcare Framework. Pre-Built.

FormaOS ships with every major childcare regulatory framework pre-loaded. Your obligations are mapped from day one — no manual setup required.

Pre-built
Audit-mapped
Evidence-linked
300+
Obligations
QA1: Educational program and practice
QA2: Children's health and safety
QA3: Physical environment
QA4: Staffing arrangements
QA5: Relationships with children
QA6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
QA7: Governance and leadership
How It Works

Three Steps to Audit-Ready

01

Map Your Obligations

Pre-built frameworks load your obligations automatically. Every requirement — mapped, named, and owned.

02

Govern With Evidence

Every obligation gets an owner, a deadline, and an immutable evidence chain. No more spreadsheets. No more scrambling before audits.

03

Prove Compliance Instantly

One-click audit-ready reports. Regulator visits, accreditation assessments, board reviews — export your evidence pack in minutes.

Built for Your Industry

Purpose-Built for Childcare Services

Every feature designed around real childcare compliance workflows — not generic task management.

Feature 01

Educator Credentials Table

See every educator's credential status at a glance. WWC cards, first aid certificates, qualifications, and anaphylaxis training — all tracked with RAG status and expiry countdown alerts.

  • Working with Children check status per educator
  • First aid and CPR certificate expiry tracking
  • Qualification verification (Cert III, Diploma, Degree)
  • Anaphylaxis and asthma management training currency
Educator Credential Status
Emma Wilson — WWC Check
Valid to Nov 2027
Priya Sharma — First Aid
Expiring May 2026
Liam Chen — Diploma ECEC
Verified
Sarah Nguyen — Anaphylaxis
Expired Mar 2026
Feature 02

NQF Quality Areas Dashboard

Track compliance across all 7 quality areas with element-level completion tracking. Built-in self-assessment tools help your service demonstrate continuous improvement to assessors.

  • 7 quality areas with element-level completion tracking
  • Self-assessment workflow built into daily operations
  • Evidence linkage per element and standard
  • Rating predictor based on current evidence coverage
Quality Area Completion
QA1: Educational program
92% — Meeting
QA2: Health and safety
88% — Meeting
QA4: Staffing arrangements
78% — Review
QA5: Relationships
100% — Exceeding
Feature 03

Quality Improvement Plan Builder

Maintain a living QIP that links improvement actions to specific quality areas, tracks progress, and attaches evidence. Always current, always assessment-ready.

  • QIP template aligned to NQF quality areas
  • Improvement actions with owners and due dates
  • Evidence attachment per improvement action
  • Progress tracking with completion history
QIP — Active Improvements
QA1: Update curriculum documentation
In Progress
QA3: Outdoor learning space plan
Completed
QA4: Staff-to-child ratio review
In Progress
QA6: Family engagement survey
Completed
Feature 04

Child Safety Incident Tracker

Structured mandatory reporting workflows that adapt to your state or territory. ACECQA notification timelines built in, with full investigation and resolution tracking.

  • State-specific mandatory reporting workflows
  • ACECQA notification timeline tracking
  • Investigation management with evidence attachment
  • Resolution and corrective action documentation
Incident Pipeline
1
Incident ReportedComplete
2
Mandatory Report FiledComplete
3
Investigation CompleteComplete
4
ACECQA NotifiedComplete
5
Resolved
Feature 05

Assessment Visit Readiness

One-click evidence pack export organised by quality area. When the assessor arrives, your evidence is ready — structured, complete, and linked to each NQS element.

  • One-click export organised by quality area
  • Evidence completeness scoring before export
  • PDF evidence pack with table of contents per quality area
  • Gap analysis showing missing evidence per element
Assessment Evidence Pack
QA1: Educational program
98% complete
QA2: Health and safety
94% complete
QA4: Staffing arrangements
82% complete
QA7: Governance and leadership
96% complete
95+ routes206+ tables with RLSAU-hosted by defaultSOC 2 in progress
Multi-service childcare provider, 5 centres across metro and regional
What they needed

Centralised NQF compliance tracking across all services with consistent evidence quality

What FormaOS delivers

Pre-built NQF framework, educator credential alerts, one-click evidence packs per service for assessment visits

Family day care scheme coordinator, 40+ educators
What they needed

Educator credential management across a distributed workforce with no central office

What FormaOS delivers

Automated WWC and first aid expiry alerts, self-assessment tools for educators, QIP tracking per educator

Community kindergarten committee, volunteer-run governance
What they needed

Simple compliance tracking for a small service with limited admin capacity

What FormaOS delivers

Pre-built quality area dashboards, volunteer WWC tracking, QIP builder with guided templates

Built for frameworks governed by

ACECQA
State Regulatory Authorities
OAIC

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Childcare FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. All 7 quality areas are pre-built with element-level tracking aligned to the National Quality Standard. Each quality area includes self-assessment workflows, evidence linkage, and completion scoring so your service can demonstrate compliance at any time.