Qualified early childhood teacher

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
Synonymous names:	Qualified teacher
METEOR identifier:	602296
Registration status:	Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015
Definition:	An early childhood education and care contact worker who is a degree qualified early childhood teacher who meets the requirements of the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care (the National Quality Framework).

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	This includes: A person who holds an approved early childhood teaching qualification, that is, in the list of approved and former approved early childhood teaching qualifications published by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). A person who has ‘equivalent’ early childhood teaching qualifications, as defined by ACECQA. A person who is otherwise deemed to have the necessary skills and qualifications to be employed as an early childhood teacher by the jurisdiction or by ACECQA.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Early Childhood Data Sub Group (ECDSG)
Steward:	Early Childhood Data Sub Group (ECDSG)
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	See also Early childhood education and care contact worker Early Childhood, Standard 25/10/2021 See also Early childhood education and care contact worker Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Supersedes Qualified early childhood teacher Early Childhood, Superseded 01/06/2015
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Child—early childhood education program received from a qualified teacher indicator Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Child—early childhood education program received from a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Child—early childhood education program received from a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Early Childhood, Standard 02/12/2020 Child—early childhood education program received from a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Child—Hours of an early childhood education program received from qualified teacher(s), Total hours N[N] Early Childhood, Standard 02/12/2020 Early childhood education and care contact worker Early Childhood, Superseded 01/06/2015 Early childhood education and care contact worker Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2016 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2017 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2018 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2019 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2020 Early Childhood, Standard 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2021 Early Childhood, Standard 25/10/2021 Early childhood education and care worker cluster Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early childhood education and care worker role, code N Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2016 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2017 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2018 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2016 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2017 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2018 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2019 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2020 Early Childhood, Standard 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2021 Early Childhood, Standard 25/10/2021 Early childhood education program delivered by a qualified teacher indicator Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early childhood education program received from a qualified teacher indicator Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Person (employed)—level of highest qualification in early childhood education and care, code N[N] Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Person (employed)—level of highest qualification in early childhood education and care, code N[N] Early Childhood, Standard 02/12/2020 Person (employed)—level of highest qualification in early childhood education and care, code N[N] Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Service provider organisation—early childhood education program delivered by a qualified teacher indicator Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Service provider organisation—early childhood education program delivered by a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no code N Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Service provider organisation—early childhood education program delivered by a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no code N Early Childhood, Standard 02/12/2020 Service provider organisation—early childhood education program delivered by a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no code N Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020