Harbord Oosh Centre

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 partnershipsMeeting NQS
• QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Exceeding NQS (Mar 2017)

Nature of care

• Long day care: No
• Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
• Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
• Outside school hours care (after school): Yes
• Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
• Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
• Other: No

Hours

Approval conditions

The maximum number of children being educated and cared for by the service at any one time must not exceed 250. The approved provider must nominate a suitably qualified and fit and proper person to fulfil the role of nominated supervisor at the service. The nominated supervisor must be employed on a full-time basis, attending the service five days each week and be present at the service each day to support transition periods between the school and OOSH environment. The approved provider must notify the Regulatory Authority of the name of this person and of any future changes to this person - complied with by 1 September 2026 The approved provider must ensure the service employs additional educator each day, above ratio requirements, to support the transition period between the school and OOSH environment. The approved provider must complete an induction for each staff member to be employed to undertake work at the service prior to the first day that the staff member will commence work at the service. The induction must include review, and record of understanding, of the service policies and procedures, including any relating to providing a child safe environment and supervision. This must be documented within the staff record for each educator and be available for inspection by authorised officers upon request. The approved provider must ensure that a staff meeting occurs at the service once a month with all available staff of the service and includes standing agenda items relating to supervision and Quality Area 2. Minutes of these meetings must be recorded and available for inspection by authorised officers upon request. Should the approved provider fail to meet these requirements, the service approval may be suspended or cancelled until such time as a fit and proper nominated supervisor has been nominated and/or an additional educator has been employed. The approved provider must notify all families of children enrolled at the education and care service of these conditions and provide a copy of this notification to the Regulatory Authority