Edge Early Learning Plympton

NQS ratings

Issued Aug 2021

• 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: Yes
• 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

Until a date determined by the Regulatory Authority, the service must not accept any new enrolments, other than for children with siblings already enrolled at the service. Until a date determined by the Regulatory Authority, the service must operate with an additional educator who is not counted within the required educator-to-child ratios to supervise daily operations within each room. The educator appointed under this condition must be responsible for observing, recording, and signing off on the following matters: o Conducting and digitally recording headcounts every 15 minutes; and o Conducting and digitally recording headcounts during room or space transitions; and o Conducting and recording sleep checks at 10-minute intervals. Until a date determined by the Regulatory Authority, the Nominated Supervisor and Assistant Director must operate in a non contact capacity and must not be included in educator to child ratios. Each is to be allocated responsibility for oversight of a designated floor of the service, providing active supervision, monitoring of practice, and leadership oversight across all rooms on that floor. Until a date determined by the Regulatory Authority, the service must ensure that CCTV is to be operational in all rooms and outdoor play spaces and made available at the request of Education Standards Board for minimum of 40 days. The approved provider must ensure that no more than 35 children are educated and cared for at the service at any one time, until a time determined by the Regulatory Authority.