Habitat Early Learning Nundah

NQS ratings

Issued May 2021

• OverallExceeding NQS
• QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding NQS
• QA2 Children's health and safetyExceeding NQS
• QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
• QA4 Staffing arrangementsExceeding NQS
• QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
• QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
• QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding 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

At least two (2) additional staff members, in addition to the number required to meet the educator to child ratios, must be available at the following times to assist in evacuating children in the event of an emergency from the upper levels of the building: i. any occasion that children are being educated and cared for on level one; and/or ii. any occasion that children are present on level two The service is approved to provide education and care to a maximum of 129 children from birth up to and including over preschool age. The Approved Provider must not educate and care for more than eighteen (18) 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. 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 seven (7) days upon receipt of the report by the Approved Provider. The mirrors and/or CCTV and monitors installed at the service are constantly maintained and operational to ensure the facilitation of 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 (National Regulations). The Approved Provider must ensure that the doors leading from multi-purpose room 2.03 on level 2 to deck 2.P1 are locked at all times that children are utilising this room to prevent children accessing the deck. The trees, plants and/or planter boxes located along or near the interior of the perimeter fencing of the children’s outdoor play areas across all levels of the service, and the Kitchen Court, are to be monitored regularly by the Approved Provider and any unacceptable risks posed by potential climbing hazards must be addressed immediately by the Approved Provider. 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 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.