Buttercups Childcare And Early Learning Centre Hammond Park West

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2025

• OverallWorking Towards 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 leadershipWorking Towards NQS

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

From 19/01/2026, the approved provider must ensure that the nominated supervisor or a responsible person of Buttercups Childcare and Early Learning Centre Hammond Park West conducts an audit every 8 weeks (minimum 6 times per annum) to ensure that all staff employed by the service are following all of the service’s supervision and child safe environment policies and procedures. From 19/01/2026, the approved provider must ensure that a written record of each audit is made immediately after it is conducted, including details such as the time and date of the audit, who conducted it, and the accompanying audit results. From 19/01/2026, the approved provider must keep the written audit report records available for inspection at the approved premises by an authorised officer for twelve months after the making of each record. The approved provider must ensure that the relevant number of educators who are educating and caring for children are at least one educator more than the number prescribed for this purpose. From the 25 June 2026, the approved provider must ensure that visual head counts of all children being educated and cared for at the service are conducted every 15 minutes and during transitions. A written record must be made of each head count immediately after it is conducted, including details such as the time and date of the headcount and who conducted it. The approved provider must keep the written audit reports and head count records available for inspection at the approved premises by an authorised officer for twelve months after the making of each record.