Bright Steps Academy Bentleigh

NQS ratings

Issued Not available

• OverallNot available
• QA1 Educational program and practiceNot available
• QA2 Children's health and safetyNot available
• QA3 Physical environmentNot available
• QA4 Staffing arrangementsNot available
• QA5 Relationships with childrenNot available
• QA6 Collaborative partnershipsNot available
• QA7 Governance and leadershipNot available

Nature of care

• Long day care: Yes
• Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
• 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

The Approved Provider must engage an appropriate expert such as a fire safety advisor or fire safety engineer to observe and prepare a report on the emergency and evacuation procedure rehearsal of the service. This must occur at the first rehearsal of the emergency and evacuation procedure. The report prepared must identify: a) the service; b) the date and time of the rehearsal; c) the total time taken to evacuate the building; d) the location to which building occupants were evacuated to; e) the number of children and educators in attendance on the day; f) the profile of children (ages, any disabilities) with respect to the children’s rooms operating at the time of the rehearsal; and g) any proposed actions the service must take to improve evacuation procedures to ensure the safety of all children attending the service. The Approved Provider must submit a copy of any report produced in relation this condition to the Regional Office of the Regulatory Authority in which the service is located within seven (7) days of receipt. The Approved Provider must ensure that emergency evacuation rehearsals are conducted once per calendar month by all staff members, volunteers and children present at the service on the day of the rehearsal. These rehearsals must be documented and available at the education and care service premises. The Approved Provider is required to ensure objects are not placed or able to be placed in a manner that may allow a child to climb over barriers or fences; and, all play equipment in the outdoor play spaces are maintained and placed in a way that meets the requirements of the Australian Playground Standards (Standard AS 4685) with particular consideration given to falling space, impact areas and free space. The Approved Provider must ensure that the services ‘moving between levels’ policy incorporates the procedures for use of portable attendance lists. This policy must be communicated with all educators, staff and volunteers upon commencement and any changes made to this policy must be notified to the Regional Office of the Regulatory Authority within seven (7) days. The Approved Provider must ensure that whenever children are moving between levels at the education and care service, one additional educator above the minimum prescribed in regulation 123(1) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 is available to support adequate supervision. The Approved Provider must ensure that whenever children are accessing the level three outdoor play area as denoted on the space measurements form, one additional educator above the minimum prescribed in regulation 123(1) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 is required to be educating and caring for children to ensure adequate supervision.