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'Nurturing a child safe culture in early childhood education and care' is the theme for the 2026 Outstanding Education and Care Program Award.
This award seeks to celebrate NT services that demonstrate outstanding commitment to embedding a strong child safe culture. It recognises initiatives that go beyond meeting minimum standards and instead create environments where children and young people feel genuinely safe, respected, and empowered.
This category highlights services that demonstrate leadership in strengthening child safety through innovative practices, culturally responsive approaches, and meaningful engagement with children, families, and communities, and recognises organisations that embed child safety as a lived value across all aspects of service and program delivery.
Eligibility
To be eligible the service or program must.
- be demonstrating excellence in accordance with the theme as part of their service provision.
- be led by at least one early childhood educator or teacher who holds an ACECQA approved early childhood qualification.
- be located in the Northern Territory.
- cater for children aged from birth to 5 years (12 years for OSHC services).
- be an outside school hours care, long day care, family day care, kindergarten, preschool, playgroup, Families as First Teachers or other service type that is not part of a formal schooling program from the year Transition onwards.
- ensure this nomination is endorsed by the supervisor or service provider. Details of current supervisor, director or service provider required within the nomination form.
Data collection statement
The Department of Education and Training respects and is committed to safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of the information that it collects and handles, in accordance with the Northern Territory Information Act 2002.
You have been asked to provide personal information necessary for us to process nominations for the Northern Territory Education and Care Awards. You do not have to provide your personal information but if you choose not to, your nomination can not be processed.
The information you provide will be accessible to the Department of Education and Training and will only be used to provide a department service or program. We will not disclose your personal information to third parties unless:
- authorised or required by law to do so
- you have given us your consent to share your personal information for a specific purpose.
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you. To find out more please contact the department’s Freedom of Information Privacy Officer at ntecawards.doe@education.nt.gov.au
If you want more information about the Northern Territory’s privacy laws, please refer to the Northern Territory Information Act 2002, or the Office of the Information Commissioner NT.
