External Services and Resources

• Read Write Now
• Australian Literacy and Numeracy Services (ALNS)

Queensland

• Blue Card Services

• Australian Association for Research in Education
  The Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) is the national association for fostering educational research in Australia. AARE facilitates contact between educational researchers and supports the development of high-quality educational research.
• Australian Childcare Alliance
  The Australian Childcare Alliance is a national representative body with a membership of 70% of the long day childcare sector, including private and community.
• Australian Community Children’s Services
  The Australian Community Children’s Services is the peak representative body for all Australian community-owned children’s services.
• Australian Council for Educational Research
  The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is a leader in the provision of quality educational research, both within Australia and internationally. As a national, independent research body, ACER’s mission is to create and promote research-based knowledge, products, and services that can be used to improve learning across the lifespan.
• Australian Early Development Census
  The Australian Early Development Index (AEDC) is a population measure of children’s development in communities across Australia. It provides a national picture of children’s health and development with results that identify strengths in the community as well as what can be improved.
• Australian Institute of Family Studies
  The Australian Institute of Family Studies is a national research and information agency on children and families in Australia. Includes research, publications, online library, and further links and resources for professionals.
• Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
  The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) is a national collaboration of eminent experts disseminating knowledge about problems and solutions to issues affecting children and young people.
• Australian Skills Quality Authority
  As the national regulator for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) regulates courses and training providers to ensure nationally approved quality standards are met.
• Cancer Council Australia
  As Australia’s peak national non-government cancer control organisation, Cancer Council Australia advises the Australian Government and other bodies on practices and policies to help prevent, detect, and treat cancer. Cancer Council Australia launched the national SunSmart Schools program in 1998. The program has grown rapidly, and there are now more than 2,500 SunSmart schools and 3,500 SunSmart childcare centres across the country.
• Centre for Community Child Health
  The Centre for Community Child Health is an internationally recognised centre of excellence supporting and empowering communities to continually improve the health, wellbeing, and quality of life of children and their families, now and for the future.
• Child Australia
  Child Inclusive Learning and Development Australia (Child Australia) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving developmental outcomes for children through education, early childhood services, family support, and advocacy.