Guardian Childcare & Education South Melbourne

NQS ratings

Issued Jun 2024

• 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: Meeting NQS (May 2020)

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 is required to ensure objects are not 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 4685:2014) with particular consideration given to falling space, impact areas and free space. The Approved Provider must ensure that they incorporate and maintain natural elements and features within outdoor play spaces. The Approved Provider must ensure that a minimum of two educators are working directly with children being educated and cared for on level 1. An additional educator above the prescribed educator to child ratios is required at all times when transporting children between levels and to the rooftop outdoor play space. The service must develop and maintain a policy in relation to children’s access to outdoor space (outdoor space policy). The service’s outdoor space policy must provide for all children being educated and cared for by the service to have regular access to the roof top play space. The Approved Provider must take reasonable steps to ensure that the nominated supervisor and staff members of, and volunteers at, the service follow the services outdoor play policy relating to access to outdoor space. The Approved Provider must engage an appropriate expert such as fire safety advisor or fire safety engineer to observe and prepare a report on the emergency and evacuation procedure rehearsal of the service once it has transitioned. This must occur at the first rehearsal of the emergency and evacuation procedure after the transition. The report prepared must identify: o the service; o the date and time of the rehearsal; o the total time taken to evacuate the building; o the location to which building occupants were evacuated to; o the number of children and educators in attendance on the day; o the profile of children (ages, any disabilities) with respect to the children’s rooms operating at the time of the rehearsal; and o 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. Notify the Regulatory Authority within 7 days of any changes to the policy in relation to children’s access to outdoor space (outdoor space policy).