Section 151 of the National Law states a review, the ‘Following Ratings Review Panel may: (a) confirm the rating levels determined by the Regulatory Authority; or (b) amend the rating levels.’ Information on the application of the National Quality Standard is available in the Guide to the National Law and Regulations and the Guide to the National Quality Standard available on ACECQA’s website. The facts The assessment and rating visit took place on 8 and 9 September 2014. Two authorised officers were present during the visit. The provider received the assessment and rating decision on 6 November 2014. The provider applied for first tier review on 19 November 2014 and received a decision on 9 January 2015. The service is an outside school service with 60 approved places. hours’ care Review of rating levels The Panel considered each standard and element under review in turn. Standard 1.1 Standard 1.1 approved learning framework informs the development of a curriculum ‘An that enhances and each child’s learning development’. It is made up of six separate elements, one of which is under review. Element 1.1.3 Element 1.1.3 requires that: including routines, is organised in ways that maximise ‘The program, opportunities for each child’s learning’. Within the evidence collected during the assessment visit, the authorised officers sighted routines for the before and after school care program and noted that to be familiar with the routines of the service ‘the children appeared and move between the events’. The authorised officer observed that were minimised to avoid ‘routine events children having to wait for children were required extended periods’ but ‘when to sit down for group time the educator continued to and repeat “sssshhh”
Section 151 of the National Law states ‘Following a review, the Ratings Review Panel may: (a) confirm the rating levels determined by the Regulatory Authority; or (b) amend the rating levels.’ Information on the application of the National Quality Standard is available in the Guide to the National Law and Regulations and the Guide to the National Quality Standard available on ACECQA’s website. The facts The assessment and rating visit took place on 8 and 9 September 2014. Two authorised officers were present during the visit. The provider received the assessment and rating decision on 6 November 2014. The provider applied for first tier review on 19 November 2014 and received a decision on 9 January 2015. The service is an outside school hours’ care service with 60 approved places. Review of rating levels The Panel considered each standard and element under review in turn. Standard 1.1 Standard 1.1 ‘An approved learning framework informs the development of a curriculum that enhances each child’s learning and development’. It is made up of six separate elements, one of which is under review. Element 1.1.3 Element 1.1.3 requires that: ‘The program, including routines, is organised in ways that maximise opportunities for each child’s learning’. Within the evidence collected during the assessment visit, the authorised officers sighted routines for the before and after school care program and noted that ‘the children appeared to be familiar with the routines of the service and move between the events’. The authorised officer observed that ‘routine events were minimised to avoid children having to wait for extended periods’ but ‘when children were required to sit down for group time the educator continued to repeat “sssshhh” and
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