Reforms to enhance safety in childcare and early education settings nationwide could be implemented by the end of the year.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland will on Friday announce $37 million in funding towards enhanced national monitoring of working with children checks.

State and territory police databases will be utilised to enable "near real-time" national monitoring of check-holders' criminal history information.

The pilot will be ready for states and territories from the end of December.

It's hoped the fast-tracked system will significantly strengthen safeguards for children and young people.

"We are progressing a co-ordinated and ambitious reform agenda to achieve meaningful consistency across jurisdictions for when a person is suitable to hold a WWCC and when they should be

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