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NATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS
ABOUT THE NATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS
The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a high national benchmark for early childhood education and care and outside school hours care services in Australia. The NQS includes 7 quality areas that are important outcomes for children. Services are assessed and rated by their regulatory authority against the NQS, and given a rating for each of the 7 quality areas and an overall rating based on these results.
- Quality Area 1: Educational Program and Practice - Quality Area 2: Children's Health and Safety - Quality Area 3: Physical Environment - Quality Area 4: Staffing Arrangements - Quality Area 5: Relationships with Children - Quality Area 6: Collaborative Partnerships - Quality Area 7: Governance and Leadership
More information about the NQS can be found here.
DAMPIER CENTRE
Our Dampier Centre was last assessed in June 2023 and received a Meeting National Quality Standards rating overall.
- Quality Area 1: Meeting NQS
- Quality Area 2: Meeting NQS
- Quality Area 3: Meeting NQS
- Quality Area 4: Meeting NQS
- Quality Area 5: Meeting NQS
- Quality Area 6: Meeting NQS
- Quality Area 7: Meeting NQS
A copy of our assessment results issued by the Government of Western Australia's Department of Communities can ve reviewed here.
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KARRATHA CENTRE
Our Karratha Centre was last assessed in May 2021 and received a Working Towards National Quality Standards rating overall.
- Quality Area 1: Working Towards NQS - Quality Area 2: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 3: Working Towards NQS - Quality Area 4: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 5: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 6: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 7: Working Towards NQS
A copy of our assessment results issued by the Government of Western Australia's Department of Communities can be reviewed here.
DALYELLUP CENTRE
Our Dalyellup Centre was last assessed in January 2024 and received a Meeting National Quality Standards rating overall.
- Quality Area 1: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 2: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 3: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 4: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 5: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 6: Meeting NQS - Quality Area 7: Meeting NQS
A copy of our assessment results issued by the Government of Western Australia's Department of Communities can be reviewed here.
