Boisdale Consolidated School Theircare

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2023

• 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): No
• Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
• Outside school hours care (after school): Yes
• Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
• Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
• Other: No

Hours

Approval conditions

An approved provider of an education and care service that is listed on the Department of Education & Training Category 4 List – at some risk of bushfire or grassfire must ensure that: • The service does not operate on any day that the Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner declares as having a 'Catastrophic' Fire Danger Rating that applies to the area or district at which that service is located. • The service's emergency and evacuation policies and procedures required under regulation 168 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations include an Emergency Management Plan for managing the service's bushfire and grass fire related risks. • The service's Emergency Management Plan is kept up to date, reflects the service's operating context, is reviewed at least once each calendar year, and includes: o a list of the service's emergency contact details o procedures for monitoring and managing bushfire and grassfire risks and events o procedures for identifying and managing events that may cause planned, unplanned or pre-emptive closure of the service o procedures for notifying families of children enrolled at the service of any closure o procedures for reviewing and updating the Emergency Management Plan. • A copy of the service's Emergency Management Plan is made available to the Regulatory Authority on request. The approved provider must ensure that the swimming pool on the service premises is: a. not accessed or utilised by children being educated and cared for by the service, and b. enclosed with a fence or barrier of a suitable design, height and location to prevent a child from going over it, through it or under it; and children are prevented from entering the enclosed area at all times.