Helping Hands Ferny Grove

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 2025

• 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 leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Meeting NQS (May 2019)

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

An approved alternative solution relating to Performance Criteria P16 Electrical safety precautions within SP5.4 - Child Care Centres of the Queensland Development Code (with a publication date of 1 November 2004) applies to this service. This service is approved to provide education and care to children from over preschool age including school children. The service is approved to provide education and care to a maximum of: 150 children from over preschool age up to and including school children, before school; 210 children from over preschool age up to and including school children, after school; and 150 children from over preschool age up to and including school children, during school holidays