Kath Dickson Family Day Care - Metropolitan Home Based Services

NQS ratings

Issued May 2026

• 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: Working Towards NQS (May 2023)

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): No
• Outside school hours care (before school): No
• Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
• Other: No

Hours

Approval conditions

The approved provider must ensure that the number of family day care educators employed, engaged or registered with the service does not exceed 125 In accordance with Regulation 123A(b) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations, the approved provider must employ or engage a full-time equivalent family day care co-ordinator for at least every 25 family day care educators engaged by or registered with the family day care service.