Barcaldine State School Kindergarten

NQS ratings

Issued May 2026

• OverallMeeting NQS
• QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
• QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
• QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
• QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
• QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
• QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
• QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Nature of care

• Long day care: No
• Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): Yes
• Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
• Outside school hours care (after school): No
• Outside school hours care (before school): No
• Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
• Other: No

Hours

Approval conditions

At all times that education and care is being provided under this service approval, there must not be less than 3.25 square metres of unencumbered indoor space and 7 square metres of unencumbered outdoor space per child attending the premises (including the school children sharing the facilities) with the total number of children not exceeding 39. This service is approved to provide education and care to children from 42 months up to and including preschool age This service is not approved to provide education and care to school children This service is a centre-based service that delivers a preschool program in a school in a class or classes where a full-time education program is also being delivered to school children (composite class) (regulation 248 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations) Regulations 104, 114, 115, 123 and 126 (including any provisions that apply in place of regulations 123 and 126 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations) do not apply to this service (regulation 239 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations).