Generally, a teacher should to be teaching learners who are of compulsory school age, including up to 19 years old or preschool aged (3-6 years) in order to complete the provisional to full registration process.

For an early childhood teacher who is not teaching pre-school aged learners, they must have all of the following requirements in order to use their practice to move to full registration

• be employed as an early childhood teacher or a leader of an education program
• have appropriate qualifications
• be registered with VIT as an early childhood teacher.

The leader of the education program must be appointed in writing by the education and care service, and is responsible for the development and implementation of an educational program in the education and care service.1

Provisional registration is designed to allow the teacher to develop and move their practice from the Graduate level to the Proficient level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) in a supported environment.

The teaching context needs to allow for the teacher to demonstrate all 37 APST standards at the required level, teach an approved curriculum and perform all the expected duties of a teacher.

The educational program must be

• based on an approved learning framework 
• delivered in a manner that accords with the approved learning framework
• based on the developmental needs, interests and experiences of each child
• designed to take into account the individual differences of each child.2

1 Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011, Reg 118
2 Education and Care Services (National Law) Act 2010, Schedule 1, s. 168