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About OSHCQA

Outside School Hours Care Quality Assurance (OSHCQA) is based on 8 Quality Areas and 30 Principles that summarise and define quality in outside school hours care. These Quality Areas and Principles guide the service in maintaining and improving the quality of their child care practices.

• 8 Quality Areas and Principles of OSHCQA

They also provide the framework by which quality is measured as the service passes through the 5 Steps of OSHCQA.

• The 5 Steps in OSHCQA

OSHCQA is a collaborative process involving management and staff working together with families.

OSHCQA is an Australian Government initiative and it is part of the Government's commitment to ensuring that all children in child care have high quality care that best promotes their learning and development.