St Anthony's School Outside School Hours Care

NQS ratings

Issued Sep 2023

• 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 (Apr 2017)

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

Hours

Approval conditions

Only 12 children being provided with education and care at the service can be under preschool age. This service is approved to provide education and care primarily to children over preschool age. This service is approved to provide education and care to children 36 months up to and including school children, after school, during school holidays and pupil free days. The approved provider must ensure that the kindergarten building, within the fenced area, is available for exclusive use by St Anthony’s School Outside School Hours Care, after school and during school holidays whenever children under school age are attending the service. In addition to the prescribed information required to be displayed under section 172 of the Education and Care Services National Law and regulation 173 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations, the approved provider must display a map which clearly identifies the indoor and outdoor spaces on the school site approved by the school for use by the education and care service. This map is to be positioned so that it is clearly visible to anyone from the main entrance to the education and care service premises.