Nevaeh Austin: Father of child left in hot van says he ‘didn’t even get phone call’

The father of the three-year-old child left in a hot van says he “didn’t even get phone call” and wants answers.

The father of the three-year-old left on a hot childcare bus for six hours has responded after images of the toddler recovering in hospital were released.

Nevaeh Austin was given just a five per cent chance of survival on Wednesday night, after being airlifted to Brisbane’s Queensland Children’s Hospital in a critical condition.

Her kidneys were failing and doctors had ordered a deep brain scan to assess the extent of the damage the situation had caused.

But by Friday, the toddler had regained consciousness, spoken to her family and was pictured sleeping calmly in a hospital bed.

“She‘s doing well. Doing well. Very well, to be honest,” father Shane Austin told A Current Affair reporter Dan Nolan on Friday.

“Bit sooky, I would be too. But other than that, She’s happy, really happy. Moving around. Being herself.

“I was praying for the best but ... yeah, expecting the worst.”

Police said Nevaeh was the only child on board the vehicle with two staff members in attendance, but Mr Austin said he's heard "nothing" from the childcare centre.

“I didn't even get a phone call, mate. And I want to know why,” he said. “I want to know why there's all these people walking past her.”

Father Shane Austin said he 'was expecting the worst'.

Facebook image of Nevaeh Austin who was left on a bus for nearly 6 hours at the Le Smiley's Early learning Centre, Gracemere and is recovering in the Queensland Children's Hospital

Speaking to the ABC, her grandmother Pamela Parker said the youngster had been “giggling, squealing and eating ice cream”.

“To see her yesterday afternoon on FaceTime, happy and then last night eating ice cream, being cheeky,” she said.

“There are no words that I can maybe find to describe the feeling, how I felt when I saw her the first time yesterday and last night, it was just amazing.

“My baby little girl she’s a fighter.”

While staff found Nevaeh in a semiconscious state and rushed to hospital in a critical condition, it appears her condition is improving. As of Friday morning, it’s believed she is now no longer receiving intensive care, and breathing on her own.

Giving an update on Friday morning, Ms Parker appeared on Sunrise and said her granddaughter had regained some of her strength and was “calling out, squealing and laughing” and poking her tongue out.

As of Thursday afternoon, family members confirmed they had spoken to the toddler, with Capricornia Police District Detective Inspector Darrin Shadlow telling reporters that her condition had “stabilised a bit”.