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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)

Federal Election 2010

ACCS has launched its election campaign advocating for the right of children to access high quality, not-for-profit community children's services.You can read our election demands and download our lobby kit 'Quality Children's Services Now!' on the Federal Election 2010 page

We have developed a Policy Scorecard comparing assessing the policies of major parties against ACCS demands and will be updating this as more policy announcements are made.

You can also download ACCS media statements regarding the major party policies here: Media Releases

Federal Budget 2010

There was some investment in children's services in the 2010 Federal Budget. Click here to read ACCS' media release 

National Quality Frameowrk Stakeholder Reference Group 

ACCS is represented on this reference group, and DEEWR has made the slides from this meeting available for you to read. Click here for more

COAG

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.