These are indicative timelines only.

The final timeline of activities will be shaped by the volume and complexity of submissions received by the Royal Commission, and the need to be responsive to stakeholders and the community.

2022

16 October 2022

• The Governor formally establishes the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care
• Online submissions and public consultation on YourSAy open

November 2022

• Call for submissions for the Interim Report (3-year-old preschool)

December 2022

• First Expert Advisory Group meeting

2023

January 2023

• Public hearings
• Expert Advisory Group meeting
• Parent forums
  • Parents and caregivers
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and caregivers
  • Parents and caregivers of children with a disability

February 2023

• 3-year-old preschool stakeholder roundtable
• 1000 days stakeholder roundtable

28 February 2023 - Submissions for the Interim Report (3-year-old preschool) close

March 2023

• Call for submissions for the Final Report
• Expert Advisory Group meeting
• Public Hearings
  • Research, data and innovation in ECEC
• 3-year-old preschool stakeholder roundtable
• 1000 days stakeholder roundtable
• Out of School Hours Care roundtable

April 2023

• Interim Report (3-year-old preschool) published
• Public Hearing
  • ECEC including OSHC accessibility

May 2023

• Expert Advisory Group meeting
• Out of School Hours Care roundtable
• Workforce roundtable
• Public Hearing
  • Workforce
  • A view from the North

19 May 2023 - Submissions for the Final Report close

July 2023

• Expert Advisory Group meeting

August 2023

• Final Report delivered