Member Resources

Sample Job Descriptions

Early Childhood Teacher (ECT)

The Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating educational programs that are child focused and support play based learning for children in accordance with the National Quality Framework. The ECT supports active, collaborative leadership and teamwork.

Updated: March 2026

Sample Required Policies

Providing a Child Safe Environment NSW

The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, endorsed by all Australian governments, operationalise laws and regulations pertaining to Child Safe Standards. These principles offer guidance on key actions and performance measures essential for the implementation of these standards in early education and care settings.

Updated: March 2026

Signs and posters

Paramount consideration of children poster

This printable A3 poster promotes the paramountcy of children – a child-first culture – within your service. 

Developed: March 2026

Member News Editions

Member news 9 Mar 2026

9 Mar 2026
In this edition: Mandatory child safety training available now, CELA's Community Governance Hub is now open for subscriptions! Education and care worker register, Who to contact regarding child safety concerns, New gender pay gap data available, Plus more!

Simple Guides

Implementing the Planning Cycle

This simple guide can support educators to understand and implement the planning cycle. 

Reviewed: March 2026

Simple Guides

Fraud in Education Services

4 places you might find fraud in an education service and 8 ways you can prevent it.

Reviewed: March 2026

Simple Guides

Education & Care Abbreviations

In the education and care sector there are many abbreviations which can be challenging to decipher. The following guide is designed to help you make sense of them.

Reviewed: March 2026

Simple Guides

Early childhood education theorists

This simple guide introduces you to the best-known early childhood education theorists and how you can further explore new ideas and contemporary theory.

Reviewed: March 2026

Simple Guides

Creating a Professional Development Plan

This simple guide provides a step by step approach to preparing an effective professional development plan for your team or yourself.

Reviewed: March 2026

Simple Guides

Being Nominated Supervisor

This is a simple guide to the role of Nominated Supervisor under the National Quality Framework (NQF) for centre-based and family day care services.

Reviewed: March 2026

Simple Guides

Assessment and Ratings

This simple guide is designed to increase understanding of the Assessment and Rating process under the National Quality Framework for long day care services, family day care services, outside school hours care services and preschools.

Reviewed: March 2026

Simple Guides

Approaching difficult conversations with colleagues and managers

In this Simple Guide, we will explore how to prepare for a difficult conversation, key communication skills to employ, how to structure the conversation, and case study examples to show how these skills can be used in familiar scenarios.

Reviewed: March 2026