Table 1.

Requirements for early childhood teacher registration across Australia (ACECQA, n.d.; Education Council, 2019)

	Jurisdiction	Registration requirements for early childhood teachers working with children birth—5 years
APPROACH 1	South Australia (SA)	All ECTs registered since 1976
	Western Australia (WA)	All ECTs employed in nationally recognised services registered since 06 December 2012
	New South Wales (NSW)	All ECTs employed in nationally recognised services registered since 18 July 2016 (referred to as teacher accreditation)
	Victoria (VIC)	All ECTs registered since 30 September 2015, but on a separate register from primary and secondary teachers
APPROACH 2	Australian Capital Territory (ACT)	Only ECTs employed in schools are registered (preschools for children 3–5 years are part of the school sector)
	Tasmania (TAS)	Only ECTs employed in schools (kindergartens for children 4–5 years are part of the school sector)
	Northern Territory (NT)	Only ECTs employed in schools (N.B. preschools for children 4–5 years are part of the school sector)
APPROACH 3	Queensland (QLD)	Compulsory registration for ECTs employed in the school sector (prep for children in the year before school is part of the school sector) Voluntary registration for ECTs employed in non-school settings who deliver an education programme to children in their pre-prep year