Early childhood education and care services
Provisional registration
To obtain full registration, a provisionally registered early childhood teacher must be delivering an education program to children for one whole year (defined as 200 days) and must encompass working with the full scope and breadth of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Proficient Stage) (PDF, 185KB).
Only teaching experience gained after the date on which provisional registration was granted is acceptable. The experience must have been completed no more than five years prior to initiating an application for full registration.
Acceptable teaching experience includes delivering:
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an educational program based on a kindergarten guideline developed, purchased and revised, or accredited by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA)
- for example: the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline (QKLG)
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a national approved learning framework under the National Quality Framework (NQF) administered by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)
- for example: the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
For further information about acceptable experience, please see Acceptable other experience for moving to full registration policy (PDF, 127KB)
Role of the provisionally registered teacher
The provisionally registered teacher in an early childhood service:
- takes a proactive approach
- demonstrates a strong understanding of the Standards
- prior to accruing experience, starts the application using their myQCT account to seek the QCT's approval of a teacher with full registration to act as their reviewer. If there is no available reviewer in the centre, then the provisionally registered teacher may seek one from a nearby centre or primary school or a teacher who visits in an advisory role.
- accesses an appropriate mentor and a Reviewer (this may be the same person)
- engages in reflective practice and develop identified learning goals
- uses the Transition to full registration: An evidence guide for early childhood teachers (PDF, 12.8MB)to assist with compiling evidence
- completes one year (200 days) of teaching as a minimum requirement.
Role of the mentor/reviewer
As a guide the approved Reviewer/mentor should:
- complete formal observations of and provide feedback on practice at least four times throughout the provisional period
- maintain open communication through face-to-face contact, telephone, email etc.
- develop sufficient knowledge from evidence provided by the provisionally registered teacher of their planning, teaching/learning, assessing/reporting linked to the Standards.
- complete the assessment and recommendation for full registration in their myQCT account.
In early childhood services, one person may act in the role of both mentor and the Reviewer. Alternatively, a PRT may have both a mentor and a Reviewer to support the development of all aspects of their role.
For information about process, requirements, roles and evidence examples see the Guidelines - Transitioning from provisional to full registration.
Note: Delivering other early years programs in an early years centre in the year before school may also be recognised as acceptable teaching experience, using the process outlined in Early childhood education and care setting 2 (PDF, 62KB).
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Provisional Registration in Early Childhood services
