Draft revised Queensland kindergarten learning guideline (QKLG) (version March 2024)

Inviting feedback
The QKLG 2018 is being revised to align with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0) and cater for three-year-olds accessing early education and care in kindergarten. The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is seeking stakeholder feedback on the draft revised QKLG (version March 2024).

This online survey will be used to collect feedback on the draft revised QKLG (version March 2024). The survey will be available until 3 May 2024. Your answers to the following questions will provide the QCAA with valuable feedback on the document's clarity, usability, strengths, and opportunities for further revisions.

Scope of feedback
The survey contains 19 questions, including:
  • three questions about your role in early education
  • eleven questions that use a sliding scale to indicate your agreement or disagreement with a statement about the draft revised QKLG (version March 2024)
  • five questions that allow you to provide written feedback
Please complete the questions with as much detail as possible.


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* 1. Participant information
In which kindergarten service do you work? Select the option/s that apply to you.

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* 2. Participant information
Select the option that best represents your role.

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* 3. Participant information
Select the option that represents your early childhood education career.

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* 4. Purpose
The revised and strengthened advice in the Purpose section improves the clarity of the guideline for teachers and educators.

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* 5. Principles
The new Principles (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, Sustainability, and Collaborative leadership and teamwork) and revised Principles (Respectful relationships, Collaborative partnerships, High expectations, equity and respect for diversity, Effective pedagogies, and Critical reflection) have strengthened advice for teachers and educators to develop their planning and assessment.

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* 6. Principles
Provide feedback on how effectively the Principles support teachers and educators to make decisions and develop their planning and assessment.

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* 7. Practices
The new Practice (Creating inclusive learning environments) and revised or repositioned Practices (Interacting with and responding to children, Adopting holistic approaches, Facilitating play-based learning, Engaging in responsive planning and decision-making, Using intentional teaching strategies, and Assessing children's learning) have strengthened advice to support teachers and educators to develop their planning and assessment.

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* 8. Practices
Provide feedback on how effectively the Practices have strengthened advice for teachers and educators to develop their planning and assessment.

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* 9. Continua of learning and development
The Continua of learning and development advice is easily understood and supports teachers and educators when developing their planning and assessment.

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* 10. Continua of learning and development
Provide feedback on how effectively the Continua of learning and development is described.

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* 11. Learning and development areas
The five Learning and development areas (Identity, Connectedness, Wellbeing, Active learning and Communicating) align with the learning outcomes in the EYLF V2.0.

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* 12. Learning and development areas
The structural change of repositioning the key focuses and providing clarity within the significant learnings in the Learning and development areas supports teachers and educators to effectively plan and assess.

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* 13. Learning and development areas
The significant learnings, related to key focuses, describe the valued learning.

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* 14. Learning and development areas
The observable learnings and examples provided in the continua of learning and development are appropriate to the phase of the continua.

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* 15. Learning and development areas
Provide feedback on the key focuses, significant learnings, observable learnings and examples in the learning and development areas.

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* 16. The supporting transitions and continuity of learning
Supporting transitions and continuity of learning advice are clear and visible.

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* 17. General feedback
The revisions in the draft revised QKLG (version March 2024) clarify and strengthen alignment to the EYLF V2.0.

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* 18. General feedback
The revisions in the draft revised QKLG (version March 2024) allow for the guideline to be used by teachers and educators when catering for three-year-olds accessing early education and care services in kindergarten.

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* 19. General feedback
Suggest opportunities for professional learning or resourcing that could be provided by the QCAA during familiarisation and implementation.

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