Pod Early School

NQS ratings

Issued Jan 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: Meeting NQS (Apr 2020)

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 school children which may include a maximum of 15 school children. The mirrors installed at the service are constantly maintained and operational to ensure the facilitation of 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 (National Regulations) The Approved Provider must not care for more than 24 non-ambulant infants at any time on level 1 at the service At least 2 additional staff members, in addition to the number required to meet the educator to child ratios, must be available at all times and assist children to evacuate the service during rehearsals and in the event of an emergency Staff who are responsible for evacuating non-ambulant children are not to be responsible for evacuating any other children A minimum of 2 educators are required to be providing education and care on level 1 at the service at all times The evacuation prams and cots at the service are constantly maintained and operational The Approved Provider must ensure that no outdoor play equipment or natural vegetation is placed within 1 metre of the perimeter fencing of the children’s outdoor space on level 1