Ask anything about practice, planning or compliance, and get a clear answer grounded in Australian frameworks.
Ask ECE doesn't guess. Every answer is grounded in current Australian frameworks and legislation, and names the guidance it drew on, in plain language you can check yourself.
Biting at this age is communication, not aggression. Stay calm and attend to the child who was hurt first, then give the biter the words they were reaching for, “you can say stop”, and watch for the trigger so you can step in earlier next time…
Ask ECE is a professional support platform made for Australia's early childhood educators, to give you grounded answers, practical tools, and a little time back in your day.
ECE stands for Early Childhood Education, the work of educating and caring for children in their earliest, most important years, from birth through to school age.
The name says exactly what the platform is for. When you have a question about ratios, the NQS, the EYLF, pay rates or compliance, you bring it here, you ask; Ask ECE answers, with information grounded in current Australian legislation and frameworks.
Ask ECE was created by an early childhood professional who is passionate about improving standards across the industry, and about reducing the burnout that so many early childhood professionals face every day.
Educators spend too many unpaid hours buried in paperwork, second-guessing regulations and hunting through dense documents for a single answer. That time should belong to the children, and to the educators themselves. Ask ECE exists to take the heavy lifting out of the admin, so the people doing this vital work can do more of what they trained for, and carry a little less.
In one place you can ask any ECE question and get a clear, sourced answer; check your pay under the Children's Services Award; prepare for Assessment & Rating; generate evidence and QIP goals; turn rough notes into EYLF-linked learning stories; map your programming across the five outcomes; and browse jobs, policies and wellbeing resources, all built specifically for Australian early childhood professionals.
Grounded in Australian law. Answers draw on current national and state regulations, the NQS and the EYLF, not guesswork.
You stay in charge. Our tools assist your professional judgement; they never replace it. You always review and decide before acting.
Privacy by design. We never ask for or store children's identifying information, initials only, no full names, photos or dates of birth.
Made for the sector. Proudly Australian, and shaped around how educators, directors, students and family day care professionals actually work.
Australia needs 21,000 more early childhood educators. Browse current vacancies or post a role at your service.
Calculate your exact pay under the Children's Services Award 2010. Instant, accurate, free.
The Children's Services Award 2010 sets minimum pay rates for early childhood educators in Australia. Pay rates are reviewed annually by the Fair Work Commission.
Your actual pay may be higher if your employer has an Enterprise Agreement (EA) in place. Always check with your employer or the Fair Work Ombudsman if you're unsure.
Early childhood teachers (ECTs) are covered by a separate award, the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020, so teacher rates are not shown here. An Educational Leader allowance may also apply on top of these rates where that role is assigned.
View current rates at Fair WorkThe Australian Government funds a wage increase of 15% above the applicable award for eligible early childhood workers (10% from December 2024, then a further 5% from December 2025), plus funding toward on-costs. On 17 June 2026 the Government committed a further $3.6 billion to extend it for another two years.
It is paid to eligible providers as a grant through the Child Care Subsidy System and must be passed on to workers as higher wages. It is a top-up on top of the award rates this calculator is based on, so your take-home pay may be higher than the figure above.
Eligibility sits with the provider, who must hold Child Care Subsidy approval. From the 17 June 2026 announcement, Family Day Care and In-Home Care workers are eligible for the first time, starting from July 2026 (criteria to be confirmed); previously only centre-based day care and outside school hours care were covered. To keep the funding, services must cap their fee increases and meet the National Quality Standard on safety. Always confirm your pay with your employer and the Fair Work Ombudsman.
AI-powered assessment across all 7 quality areas. Generate evidence statements, QIP goals, and A&R preparation notes.
50+ templates customised for your state. Generate, download, and customise for your service in minutes.
EYLF explainer, observation writing, assignment help, placement guides, and qualification pathways, all in one place.
This work matters, and so do you. We've gathered trusted, professionally-built wellbeing resources made specifically for educators, all free, all from recognised Australian organisations.
Enter your rough observation notes and get a complete, EYLF-linked learning story in under 30 seconds.
Digital portfolios linking observations to EYLF outcomes. Share with families. Privacy by design.
Invite your educators to share your centre plan. Every seat draws from one shared credit pool, and you can add or remove people at any time.
Browse courses and CPD programs from leading ECE providers across Australia.
Approved providers, peak bodies, regulatory authorities, and support services for ECE professionals.
Explore the five EYLF v2.0 Learning Outcomes and see how your practice maps across them. Choose your role for a view built around how you work.
Downloadable worksheets and templates to use with the children. Filter by stage and age, EYLF outcome, learning area and resource type to find what fits your room.
Describe your activity and Ask ECE will build a ready to run plan with EYLF links, step by step guidance and safety notes. Review and adapt it before use.
Describe what you need and Ask ECE will create a poster, colouring page, chart or illustration you can print. Each image costs 8 credits and is available to download for 7 days.
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