Rise Early Learning Birtinya

NQS ratings

Issued Nov 2024

• 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 (May 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): 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 to over preschool age. The service is not approved to provide education and care to school children As part of the requirement to conduct three (3) monthly emergency and evacuation procedures rehearsals in accordance with Regulation 97(3) of the National Regulations, the Approved Provider must engage an appropriate expert, such as a person/entity holding a Queensland Building and Construction Commission licence in Emergency Procedures, a fire safety advisor or a fire safety engineer to observe and report on one full evacuation rehearsal outside of the building at least annually by the end of December. A copy of the annual evacuation outcome report, including any recommendations for actioning is to be supplied to the Regional Office of the Regulatory Authority in which the service is located within seven days upon receipt of the report by the Approved Provider. The Approved Provider must not educate and care for more than 25 non-ambulant infants at any one time. Staff who are responsible for evacuating children aged 2-3 years are not to be responsible for evacuating any other children. Assistance is to be provided by onsite security, Sunshine Coast University Hospital staff and/or additional YMCA staff when evacuating vertically from the education and care service to a place of safety outside of the building during any emergency evacuation and during an evacuation rehearsal at least once every three months. The Approved Provider must ensure that no outdoor play equipment or natural vegetation is placed within one metre of the perimeter fencing of any children's outdoor play space.