In January 2023 the Australian Education ministers approved proposed changes and endorsed the use of Version 2 of the EYLF under the National Quality Framework.
The Framework has incorporated feedback from an extensive consultation process, including two national symposiums, national public consultation forums, focus groups, an online forum and case-study trials.
The Early Years Learning Framework Professional Learning Program (EYLF PLP), was developed for the Australian Government by Early Childhood Australia in 2009, to provide ongoing professional support to services as they engage in the EYLF implementation process.
[6] The three-phase process concluded in late 2022, with findings and feedback from a range of pilots to inform recommendations for consideration by Education Ministers.
The EYLF consists of three parts, that outline the environment that educators in Australia should shape around children:[1]