Welcome to our new website for our new name!
Australian Community Children's Services - ACCS

Advocating nationally for the right of Australia's children to access quality not for profit, community children's services.

ACCS is the peak body representing Australia's not-for-profit community owned children's services and those who support the right of children to access these services

ACCS is building on the strong history of the National Association of Community Based Children's Services (NACBCS)

ACCS CONFERENCE 2010 - Waves of Change - are you on board?

The 3rd ACCS National conference will be held on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th May at the Novotel Wollongong Northbeach. Click here to download the program and registration form.

COAG has announced its National Quality Agenda and you can read ACCS media release by clicking here

ACCS has released a Joint Statement on Quality to encourage COAG to  commit to high quality for children's services in Australia - you can read the joint statement by clicking here

COAG RIS Submission August 2009

ACCS has submitted a response to the COAG quality reform agenda commenting on the quality rating system, the licensing and regulatory arrangements and the implementation of the quality reforms.

You can read our submission and see which of the options proposed by COAG ACCS believes is in the best interests of children attending children's services.