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NQF Assessment Ready.
Every Day.

NQF visits arrive with 48 hours notice. FormaOS keeps educator credentials, QIPs, and evidence organised - so you demonstrate quality, not scramble.

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7 NQF quality areas mapped·Educator credential tracking·QIP builder built in·AU-hosted
NQF Quality StandardsACECQA AssessmentECEC Sector

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ACECQA Compliance Dashboard
NQF Quality Area Readiness
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Quality AreaStatus
QA1 - Educational programMeeting
QA2 - Children's health & safetyMeeting
QA3 - Physical environmentMeeting
QA4 - Staffing arrangementsWorking Towards
QA5 - Relationships with childrenExceeding
QA6 - Collaborative partnershipsMeeting
QA7 - Governance & leadershipMeeting
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The Compliance Gap

The Childcare Compliance Gap

The difference between scrambling and being assessment-ready.

Without FormaOS

NQF assessment arrives - staff scramble to gather evidence across shared drives, filing cabinets, and email threads

Educator WWC cards and first aid certificates expire without anyone noticing until the assessor checks

Quality Improvement Plan lives in a dusty Word document - last updated six months ago

Child safety incidents documented inconsistently - state-specific mandatory reporting requirements missed

VS

With FormaOS

Every piece of evidence is already linked to its quality area element - generate a structured evidence pack with one click

Automated 90/60/30-day alerts for every credential - RAG dashboard shows the entire team at a glance

Living QIP with tracked improvement actions, linked evidence, named owners, and continuous progress updates

State-adapted mandatory reporting workflows guide staff step-by-step - every incident tracked to resolution with full audit trail

How We Compare

FormaOS vs. the old way

See how an integrated NQF compliance platform compares to the tools most services are still using.

QA element-level evidence mapping
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Educator credential expiry alerts
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Pre-built NQF 7 quality areas
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QIP builder with improvement tracking
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State-specific mandatory reporting
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One-click assessment evidence pack
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WWC check tracking for volunteers
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Self-assessment workflow per QA
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Rating predictor by quality area
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AU-hosted with data sovereignty
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Framework Coverage

Every Childcare Framework. Pre-Built.

FormaOS ships with every major childcare regulatory framework pre-loaded. Your obligations are mapped from day one - no manual setup required.

ACECQA National Quality Framework

ACECQA · Last updated: 2025-12-01

300+
Obligations
Pre-built
Coverage by category
QA1: Educational program and practice96%
QA2: Children's health and safety94%
QA3: Physical environment98%
QA4: Staffing arrangements88%
QA5: Relationships with children100%
QA6: Collaborative partnerships92%
QA7: Governance and leadership95%
Key requirements covered
QA1: Educational program and practice
QA2: Children's health and safety
QA3: Physical environment
QA4: Staffing arrangements
QA5: Relationships with children
QA6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
QA7: Governance and leadership
How It Works

Three Steps to Audit-Ready

01

Set up your service and quality areas

Select your service type (long day care, family day care, OSHC, preschool). FormaOS loads all 7 NQF quality areas with element-level requirements, self-assessment prompts, and evidence templates - ready to populate.

Quality Area Setup
QA1: Educational program
Loaded
QA2: Health and safety
Loaded
QA3: Physical environment
Loaded
QA4–7: All remaining
Loaded
02

Add educators and link credentials

Enter your educators and link their WWC checks, first aid certificates, qualifications, and anaphylaxis training. RAG alerts trigger automatically at 90, 60, and 30 days before expiry.

Educator Credentials
Emma Wilson - WWC
Valid to Nov 2027
Priya Sharma - First Aid
Expiring May 2026
Liam Chen - Diploma ECEC
Verified
Sarah Nguyen - Anaphylaxis
Expired
03

Collect evidence and stay assessment-ready

Attach evidence to each quality area element as part of daily operations. When an assessment visit is notified, generate a structured evidence pack per quality area - complete with gap analysis - in one click.

Assessment Evidence
QA1: Educational program
98% complete
QA2: Health and safety
94% complete
QA4: Staffing
82% complete
Evidence pack
Ready to export
Built for Your Industry

Purpose-Built for Childcare Services

Every feature designed around real childcare compliance workflows - not generic task management.

Feature 01

Educator Credentials Table

See every educator's credential status at a glance. WWC cards, first aid certificates, qualifications, and anaphylaxis training - all tracked with RAG status and expiry countdown alerts.

  • Working with Children check status per educator
  • First aid and CPR certificate expiry tracking
  • Qualification verification (Cert III, Diploma, Degree)
  • Anaphylaxis and asthma management training currency
Educator Credential Status
Emma Wilson - WWC Check
Valid to Nov 2027
Priya Sharma - First Aid
Expiring May 2026
Liam Chen - Diploma ECEC
Verified
Sarah Nguyen - Anaphylaxis
Expired Mar 2026
Feature 02

NQF Quality Areas Dashboard

Track compliance across all 7 quality areas with element-level completion tracking. Built-in self-assessment tools help your service demonstrate continuous improvement to assessors.

  • 7 quality areas with element-level completion tracking
  • Self-assessment workflow built into daily operations
  • Evidence linkage per element and standard
  • Rating predictor based on current evidence coverage
Quality Area Completion
QA1: Educational program
92% - Meeting
QA2: Health and safety
88% - Meeting
QA4: Staffing arrangements
78% - Review
QA5: Relationships
100% - Exceeding
Feature 03

Quality Improvement Plan Builder

Maintain a living QIP that links improvement actions to specific quality areas, tracks progress, and attaches evidence. Always current, always assessment-ready.

  • QIP template aligned to NQF quality areas
  • Improvement actions with owners and due dates
  • Evidence attachment per improvement action
  • Progress tracking with completion history
QIP - Active Improvements
QA1: Update curriculum documentation
In Progress
QA3: Outdoor learning space plan
Completed
QA4: Staff-to-child ratio review
In Progress
QA6: Family engagement survey
Completed
Feature 04

Child Safety Incident Tracker

Structured mandatory reporting workflows that adapt to your state or territory. ACECQA notification timelines built in, with full investigation and resolution tracking.

  • State-specific mandatory reporting workflows
  • ACECQA notification timeline tracking
  • Investigation management with evidence attachment
  • Resolution and corrective action documentation
Incident Pipeline
1
Incident ReportedComplete
2
Mandatory Report FiledComplete
3
Investigation CompleteComplete
4
ACECQA NotifiedComplete
5
Resolved
Feature 05

Assessment Visit Readiness

One-click evidence pack export organised by quality area. When the assessor arrives, your evidence is ready - structured, complete, and linked to each NQS element.

  • One-click export organised by quality area
  • Evidence completeness scoring before export
  • PDF evidence pack with table of contents per quality area
  • Gap analysis showing missing evidence per element
Assessment Evidence Pack
QA1: Educational program
98% complete
QA2: Health and safety
94% complete
QA4: Staffing arrangements
82% complete
QA7: Governance and leadership
96% complete
See It In Action

Experience the Platform

Explore real workflows without creating an account.

NQF Quality Area Compliance
QA1 - Educational program and practice
92%
QA2 - Children's health and safety
88%
QA3 - Physical environment
95%
QA4 - Staffing arrangements
78%
QA5 - Relationships with children
100%
QA6 - Collaborative partnerships
85%
206+ tables with row-level securityAU-hosted by default - data never leaves AustraliaZero evidence gaps at assessment - continuous captureSOC 2 compliance in progress
Multi-service childcare provider, 5 centres across metro and regional
What they needed

Centralised NQF compliance tracking across all services with consistent evidence quality

What FormaOS delivers

Pre-built NQF framework, educator credential alerts, one-click evidence packs per service for assessment visits

Family day care scheme coordinator, 40+ educators
What they needed

Educator credential management across a distributed workforce with no central office

What FormaOS delivers

Automated WWC and first aid expiry alerts, self-assessment tools for educators, QIP tracking per educator

Community kindergarten committee, volunteer-run governance
What they needed

Simple compliance tracking for a small service with limited admin capacity

What FormaOS delivers

Pre-built quality area dashboards, volunteer WWC tracking, QIP builder with guided templates

Built for frameworks governed by

ACECQA
State Regulatory Authorities
OAIC

NQF assessment visits can arrive with 48 hours notice. Are your quality area evidence packs current?

Start Governing Childcare Compliance Today

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Starter
$159/mo

For small teams getting started with compliance.

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Professional
$239/mo

For growing organisations with active compliance obligations.

Enterprise
$399/mo

For regulated enterprises with complex multi-framework needs.

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Childcare FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. All 7 quality areas are pre-built with element-level tracking aligned to the National Quality Standard. Each quality area includes self-assessment workflows, evidence linkage, and completion scoring so your service can demonstrate compliance at any time.