The National Quality Framework (NQF) was introduced to improve the quality of Australia's early childhood education and care and outside school hours care services. One goal of the NQF was to reduce unnecessary compliance burden on children's education and care services through a jointly-governed system of regulation, replacing overlapping regulatory activities by Australian, state and territory governments. The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) leads and monitors the nationally consistent application of the Education and Care Services National Law, including the NQF, and promotes quality and continuous improvement. ACECQA is required to report regularly on the progress of the implementation of the NQF to the Australian Government and state and territory governments through the Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood (SCSEEC). This includes reporting on 'the experience of services under the NQF, with respect to the level of regulatory burden.' This is ACECQA's first report on longitudinal research on children's education and care services' perceptions and experiences of administrative burden under the NQF. The report is presented in two parts. Part I contains findings from ACECQA's research on the administrative burden perceived and experienced by education and care services. It was finalised in July 2013. Part II reviews these findings and details actions already in progress and recommendations on what further steps might be taken, without compromising the quality objective, to reduce or eliminate burden associated with those administrative activities identified in the Part I report. The Part II report also identifies where additional support can be provided to the sector for activities that are fundamental to the focus on quality under the NQF, such as quality improvement plans and educational programing.