NQF Snapshot Q1 2014 (Snapshot) is ACECQA's fifth national report on children's education and care services. It provides analysis and information on the state of the sector, progress of assessment and rating, quality ratings of services and waivers held by services. The data included in this Snapshot, is drawn from the National Quality Agenda IT System (NQA ITS) as at 31 March 2014. When reviewing the quality rating information in the Snapshot, caution should be taken when making comparisons between jurisdictions or making predictions about services yet to be rated. Some jurisdictions have rated a smaller number of services and the services rated are not representative of all services. There has been minimal change in the spread of ratings over the past 12 months. However, the number of services has grown by 11%, with the strongest growth across family day care services. As at 31 March 2014: 14,358 children's education and care services operate across Australia; 5,085 or 35% of services have received a quality rating; 61% of all rated services are Exceeding or Meeting National Quality Standard (NQS); 78,649 supervisor certificates have been issued; 6.1% of services across Australia are operating with waivers. (author abstract)