Habitat Peregian Springs Pty Ltd

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 2024

• OverallExceeding NQS
• QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding NQS
• QA2 Children's health and safetyExceeding NQS
• QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
• QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting 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

This service is approved to provide education and care to children from birth up to and including over preschool age. The service is not approved to provide education and care to school children. It is a condition of the service waiver that the Approved Provider must utilise 138.08m² of alternative space on the ground level (53.62m² in External Play 1 – The Forest and 84.46m² in External Play 2 – The Lake) and 80.20m² on level 1 to satisfy part of the unencumbered outdoor space requirements. It is a condition of the service waiver that the three fans and the ceiling misters installed on level 1 are constantly maintained and operational to comply with regulation 103 Premises, furniture and equipment to be safe, clean and in good repair of the Education and Care Services National Regulations. It is a condition of the service waiver that the Approved Provider must ensure that an adequate amount of healthy ‘live’ plants in a variety of species and sizes is maintained at all times, in both the genuine outdoor and the alternative space of the premises, ensuring children are afforded opportunities to explore and experience the features of a natural environment as required under regulation 113 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations. The Approved Provider must ensure that the mirrors and CCTV 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.