It is a registered training organisation,[5] and helps education and care services to operate their centres according to government regulations and guidelines.
Funded by the NSW and Australian governments, Community Early Learning Australia also earns income through membership and the sale of resources.
Community Early Learning Australia provides professional development and support to education and care services.
Community Early Learning Australia is a membership-based organisation, comprising over 2,000 service members, and headed by a seven-member board of directors, including Wendy Lindgren, Chairperson, Ariane Simon, Maria Pender, Gary Withyman, Gabrielle Connell, Eve Hawkes and Fiona Burman.
Community Early Learning Australia (as Community Child Care Co-operative (NSW)) has co-ordinated several campaigns since its inception, aimed at persuading state and Australian governments to increase funding to preschools and early education and care in general, as well as advocating for improved quality outcomes for services, including the ‘1:4 Make it Law’ campaign to improve the ratios of staff to babies from 1:5.
[12] Community Early Learning Australia publishes books, information guides, manuals, magazines and newsletters, covering topics that affect the education and care services sector, which are written and published by industry experts to promote discussion and promote professional development in the education and care services sector.