Next Steps Kindy

NQS ratings

Issued Jul 2026

• OverallExceeding NQS
• QA1 Educational program and practiceExceeding NQS
• QA2 Children's health and safetyExceeding NQS
• QA3 Physical environmentExceeding NQS
• QA4 Staffing arrangementsExceeding NQS
• QA5 Relationships with childrenExceeding NQS
• QA6 Collaborative partnershipsExceeding NQS
• QA7 Governance and leadershipExceeding 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): Yes
• 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 children from 24 months up to and including over preschool age, not including school children. An approved alternative solution relating to Performance Criteria P7 Sluicing Facilities within SP5.4 Child Care Centres of the Queensland Development Code ( with a publication date of 23 November 2005 ) applies to this service.