Harmony Early Education Broadbeach

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 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

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

It is a condition of the service waiver that the Approved Provider may utilise 35.6m2 of alternative means space on the ground level to satisfy part of the unencumbered outdoor space requirements. 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 actual children’s outdoor areas and the children’s covered play areas of the service premises. This is to ensure children are afforded adequate opportunities to explore and experience the natural environment as required under Regulation 113 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations (service waiver condition). 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. The approved provider must ensure that the mirrors, CCTV cameras and iPads, used as monitors, installed 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. As part of the requirement to conduct three (3) monthly emergency and evacuation procedure rehearsals in accordance with regulation 97(3) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations the Approved Provider must, from the date of commencement of operation of the service, engage an appropriate expert in emergency procedures, a fire safety advisor or fire safety engineer to observe and report on one rehearsal (including suitability of the assembly area for the number of children being provided education and care, and any proposed actions to improve evacuation procedures) within the first 3 months of the service’s operation, and then at least annually thereafter. A copy of the initial (within three (3) months) and 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.