Connections Family Day Care Coordination Unit

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 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

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (Dec 2017)

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): No
• Outside school hours care (before school): No
• Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
• Other: No

Hours

Approval conditions

The approved provider must ensure that, where there is a swimming pool, spa or other water feature at the residence of an educator who is registered with the service, the educator must be directly supervising and physically in proximity to any child in their care who is near the swimming pool, spa or other water feature. The approved provider must notify the Regulatory Authority at least 14 days before they commence operating in another state. The approved provider must ensure that the number of family day care educators employed, engaged or registered with the service does not exceed 75 From 31 December 2020 the approved provider must not engage or register a new family day care educator if there is a swimming pool or spa on the site of the proposed family day care residence unless they were in the application process prior to that date. A new educator is an educator not previously registered or engaged to provide a family day care service with any provider.