Mother Duck Child Care And Kindergarten Bellbowrie

NQS ratings

Issued Sep 2025

• 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 (Dec 2018)

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

Hours

Approval conditions

An approved alternate solution relating to Performance Criteria P4 Outdoor play facilities within SP5.4 Child Care Centres of the Queensland Development Code (with a publication date of 23 November 2005) applies to this service. There will be an outdoor area, identified on the plans provided, adjacent to the room catering for the 2 to 3 years group measuring no more than 3.733 metres across where the width of the playground will be less than the required minimum of 4 metres wide. The area is described as being approximately 3.7 wide. This service is approved to provide education and care to children from birth to over preschool age, including school children.