The National Quality Forum (NQF) was created in 1999 by a coalition of public- and private-sector leaders after the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Healthcare Industry concluded that an organization like NQF was needed to promote and ensure patient protections and healthcare ...

When was the NQF established?

On 1 January 2012, the National Quality Framework was established, applying to most long day care, family day care, preschool (or kindergarten) and outside schools hours care services in Australia.

Who introduced the NQF?

The NQF was agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) through the National Partnership Agreement on the National Quality Agenda for Early Childhood Education and Care.