Gold Coast childcare centre Robina First Early Learning Centre push beyond national standards
The numbers were mixed for the Gold Coas but those at the top of the national rating system want to push beyond what’s required. HOW DOES YOUR CENTRE RATE?
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MEETING nation standards isn’t enough for one Gold Coast childcare centre, who are committed to going above and beyond.
The Robina First Early Learning Centre is one of close to one-third of Gold Coast childcare centres who are rated above the national standard.
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The categories are marked as either “significant improvement required”, “working towards national quality standards (NQS)”, “meeting NQS”, “exceeding NQS” or “excellent”.
Each centre is graded an overall rating based on seven criteria – education, health and safety, physical environment, staffing, relationships with children, partnerships with families and communities, and governance and leadership.
Director at Robina First Early Learning Centre Cassie Young said: “As a family owned and run provider, we are immensely proud to be recognised as a leader in early childhood education.
“The Exceeding NQS rating highlights the commitment our educators show each and every day in providing the highest quality care to our children and community.”
“We are in awe of how Robina has banded together this year and we are grateful to be a part of such a resilient, close-knit community.”
According to the ratings, 104 of the 326 childcare centres on the Gold Coast have an overall rating of “exceeding NQS”. The Southport School childcare was the only centre to receive the top grade of “excellent”.
Compared to the national average of childcare centres “working towards NQS”, the Gold Coast is well below, with 8.3 per cent scoring the rating compared to 18.6 per cent across Australia. The city is also lower than the average for Queensland at 13 per cent.
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