Expeditions Early Learning Journey

NQS ratings

Issued Oct 2022

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

Hours

Approval conditions

This service is approved to provide education and care to children from birth up to and including school children The Approved Provider must ensure that the mirrors and CCTV cameras and monitors installed at the service are constantly maintained and operational. This is to ensure the facilitation of adequate supervision of children at all times they are being educated and cared for at the service, having regard to the need to maintain the rights and dignity of the children as required under regulation 115 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations. As part of the requirement to conduct three (3) monthly emergency and evacuation procedures rehearsals in accordance with regulation 97(3) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations, the Approved Provider must, from the date of commencement, engage an appropriate expert such as a person/entity holding a Queensland Building and Construction Commission licence in emergency procedures, a fire safety advisor or fire safety engineer to observe and report on one rehearsal (including suitability of the assembly area for the number of children being provided education and care, and any proposed actions to improve evacuation procedures) within the first 3 months of the service’s operation (initial evacuation rehearsal). A copy of the expert’s initial evacuation rehearsal outcome report, including any recommendations for actioning, is to be supplied to the Regional Office of the Regulatory Authority in which the service is located, within seven (7) days of receipt of the report by the Approved Provider.