- Queensland endorses national reforms to strengthen early childhood safeguards, following Education Ministers Meeting in Sydney.
- New Worker ID to follow employees across roles, services and jurisdictions.
- The Crisafulli Government is strengthening protections for Queensland children by delivering the Reportable Conduct Scheme and the Queensland Protection Commission after the former Labor Government’s decade of decline.
The Crisafulli Government has backed a new national reform package to strengthen child safety in early childhood education and care, following extensive consultation with families, providers, educators and sector stakeholders.
The reforms will strengthen supervision practices, increase transparency for families, improve whistleblower protections, and lift fitness and propriety requirements for people in management roles, with National Law amendments planned for 2027.
As part of the reforms, Queensland is delivering national Advanced Child Safety Training, launching from 31 July 2026, building on foundation training already completed by more than 64,000 Queensland early childhood professionals.
The training will be mandatory for people with management or control, nominated supervisors, people in day-to-day charge, and staff who work directly with children.
The Crisafulli Government has delivered Queensland’s long-overdue Reportable Conduct Scheme – which is now in place – and the new Queensland Protection Commission – due to commence operations from February 2027 – to strengthen protections for children and ensure organisations respond appropriately to allegations of abuse, misconduct and neglect.
The Commission will include a child safeguarding intelligence hub to bring together information from key agencies.
The reforms to increase the safety of children follows a decade of decline under Labor, which left the regulatory authority unfunded past June 2025.
A new Worker ID, supported by the national Worker Register, will also provide a secure record of people working in early childhood services across Australia, and as of 30 June 2026, more than 96 per cent of approved Queensland services had lodged worker details to the Register.
Minister for Education John-Paul Langbroek said Queensland was continuing to lead national efforts to strengthen child safety.
“Child safety in education and care remains a Queensland and national priority, and we will continue to be at the forefront of strengthening these protections,” Minister Langbroek said.
“I thank the early childhood education and care sector for embracing these reforms and for their ongoing commitment to keeping children safe.
“I also look forward to the introduction of the Queensland Protection Commission, which will play a critical role in bringing together information from across agencies, helping protect children and further strengthening families’ confidence in the sector.”
