Guardian Childcare & Education Taringa

NQS ratings

Issued Apr 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 partnershipsExceeding 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

As part of the requirement to conduct three (3) monthly emergency and evacuation procedures rehearsals in accordance with regulation 97(3) of the National Regulations, the Approved Provider must, engage an appropriate expert such as a person/service provider in emergency procedures, a Fire Safety Advisor or Fire Safety Engineer to observe and report on one rehearsal (including any proposed actions to improve evacuation procedures) at least annually by the end of February. This service is approved to provide education and care to children aged from birth up to and including over preschool age. This service is not approved to provide education and care to school children. The Approved Provider must not educate and care for more than 30 non-ambulant infants at any one time. Staff who are responsible for evacuating non-ambulant infants are not to be responsible for evacuating any other children, other than children who are 3-5 years old. Staff who are responsible for evacuating children aged 2-3 years are not to be responsible for evacuating any other children. The Approved Provider must ensure that no outdoor play equipment or natural vegetation is placed within one metre of the perimeter fencing within any children's outdoor play space. The Approved Provider must ensure that the mirrors installed both indoors and outdoors and closed circuit camera and monitors at the service are constantly maintained and operational 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. A copy of each annual evacuation 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 7 days upon receipt of the report by the Approved Provider.