Junior Explorers Early Learning

NQS ratings

Issued Feb 2025

• OverallWorking Towards NQS
• QA1 Educational program and practiceWorking Towards NQS
• QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
• QA3 Physical environmentWorking Towards NQS
• QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
• QA5 Relationships with childrenWorking Towards NQS
• QA6 Collaborative partnershipsWorking Towards 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

This service is approved to provide education and care to children from birth up to and including preschool age, not including school children. The approved provider must ensure that the CCTV cameras and monitors 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. The approved provider must notify the Regulatory Authority within 7 days if the approved provider ceases to engage Giggletree as a management company. The approved provider must continue to engage Giggletree to provide management support to the approved provider. Where the approved provider ceases to engage an existing management company, the Regulatory Authority requires the approved provider to immediately engage a new management company. In addition to notifying the Regulatory Authority, the approved provider must submit to the Regulatory Authority within 7 days of ceasing the existing management company, a copy of the new agreement/contract between the approved provider and the new management company. It is a condition of the service waiver that the approved provider must utilise 95.47 m2 of space comprised of one covered outdoor area adjoining 3 rooms to satisfy 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 the covered space of the service premises, ensuring children are afforded opportunities to explore and experience the natural environment.