In 2020, ** percent of child care services managed by the state/territory or local government in Australia were exceeding the National Quality Standards (NQS) in child care. At the same time government managed services had the lowest proportion of services that were rated as 'working towards the NQS' with the highest being private and for profit services.
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Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority. (February 7, 2021). Distribution of child care National Quality Standards (NQS) ratings in Australia in 2020, by provider management type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099240/australia-child-care-service-nqs-ratings-by-provider-management-type/
Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority. "Distribution of child care National Quality Standards (NQS) ratings in Australia in 2020, by provider management type." Chart. February 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099240/australia-child-care-service-nqs-ratings-by-provider-management-type/
Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority. (2021). Distribution of child care National Quality Standards (NQS) ratings in Australia in 2020, by provider management type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099240/australia-child-care-service-nqs-ratings-by-provider-management-type/
Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority. "Distribution of Child Care National Quality Standards (Nqs) Ratings in Australia in 2020, by Provider Management Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099240/australia-child-care-service-nqs-ratings-by-provider-management-type/
Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, Distribution of child care National Quality Standards (NQS) ratings in Australia in 2020, by provider management type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099240/australia-child-care-service-nqs-ratings-by-provider-management-type/ (last visited July 27, 2025)
Distribution of child care National Quality Standards (NQS) ratings in Australia in 2020, by provider management type [Graph], Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, February 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099240/australia-child-care-service-nqs-ratings-by-provider-management-type/
