Question: What changes are permissible to early childhood education and care services due to the COVID-19 crisis?

Answer passage (source: Australia):
page_title: Early Childhood Education and Care COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package–information for providers and services
What do I need to do if my service has to temporarily close or has reopened? 
section_content: If your service is required to temporarily close for any reason you must
report the closure and re-opening. Failure to report a re-opening may impact
your Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package payments. You must
report your service closure and re-opening in a timely manner, clearly stating
the reason for the closure to the following authorities within 24 hours:

your state or territory regulatory authority; and
the Department of Education, Skills and Employment in your state or territory (contact details below).

Contact details for state and territory offices

New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory CCSAssessments-NSWACT@dese.gov.au
Victoria CCSAssessments-VIC@dese.gov.au
Queensland CCSAssessments-QLD@dese.gov.au
Western Australia CCSAssessments-WA@dese.gov.au
South Australia ChildcareSA@dese.gov.au
Tasmania ChildcareTasmania@dese.gov.au
Northern Territory ChildcareNT@dese.gov.au


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Context is if a business has to close and what to do.
No answer appears to be given to any part of what changes are allowed to early childhood education or care services.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Bad

Answer passage (source: Australia):
page_title: Early Childhood Education and Care COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Information for families
Do services have to accept new enrolments and increased attendance where parents request it?
section_content: Services are required to prioritise care to children of essential workers,
vulnerable and disadvantaged children and children with existing enrolments as
part of the conditions of the Relief Package. Where services choose to accept
new enrolments and increase attendance where parents request it, they are able
to apply for Exceptional Circumstance Supplementary Payments to meet the
demand for child care up to their service’s full capacity taking into account
staff, resources and health and safety issues.
Families and services can report concerns about services not adhering with the
conditions of the Relief Package to the department by phoning 1800 664 231 or
by emailing tipoffline@dese.gov.au. For
example, if a family believes a service has capacity to provide more care but
is electing not to do so, or that a service is not prioritising essential
workers in offering that care, they can and are contacting this line.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Some of the answer is given but not enough about what is permissible as far as changes go.
Speaks of exceptional circumstance supplementary payments. Gives contact information as well.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: Australia):
page_title: Early Childhood Education and Care COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package–information for providers and services
How do we respond to families who had previously taken their children out of care for health and safety reasons who now wish to return their child to care?
section_content: Under the Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package, services must
prioritise care to children of essential workers, vulnerable and disadvantaged
children, and children who were previously enrolled.
Where services choose to accept new enrolments and increase attendance where
parents request it, they are able to apply for Exceptional Circumstance
Supplementary Payments, where the current level of attendance is higher than
the reference period, to meet the demand for child care up to their service’s
full capacity.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Speaks of new enrollments guidelines during COVID.
This answer covers in detail more about what is permissible with changes in early childhood education but still leaves something to be desired.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Acceptable