The ACECQA evidence library
Every Discovery House pack, form and printable, mapped to the National Quality Standard by quality area and element — so the evidence of your practice is already on paper before assessment day arrives.
Program
Pick a pack week or build your diary — outcomes listed for every experience.
Record
Forms, registers and reflections capture your practice as it happens.
Show
QIP evidence blocks and this library map everything back to the NQS.
The pack library — evidence built into every week
Every pack week includes session plans, observe & extend prompts, family learning stories, QIP evidence and risk assessment rows. Tick these off as a set in QA1, QA2 and QA7.
Planet Protectors
OSHC · STEM · Weeks 1–4
Kitchen Chemists
OSHC · STEM · Weeks 1–4
Backyard Olympics
OSHC · Sport/HPE · Weeks 1–4
Storyworld Studio
Kindergarten · Language & literacy · Weeks 1–4
Little Lab Discoveries
Kindergarten · STEM · Weeks 1–4
Feelings Forest
Kindergarten · Socio-emotional · Weeks 1–4
Pop-Up Café & Shop
Kindergarten · Socio-emotional · Weeks 1–4
Test Tube Lab
OSHC · STEM · Weeks 1–4
Sensory Explorers
Kindergarten · Sensory play · Weeks 1–4
Sensory Lab
OSHC · Sensory play · Weeks 1–4
Move & Groove
Kindergarten · Music & movement · Weeks 1–4
QA1 — Educational program and practice
Weekly pack session plans with listed outcomes
Every experience names its MTOP, QKLG and NQF outcomes, so the program of the service is visible and based on an approved learning framework.
Observe & extend prompts in every pack week
Educators capture what children said and did, then extend it — a documented, responsive planning cycle in practice.
Butler's Diary program builder
A full week of diary entries across every area — creativity, group activity, language and literacy, fine motor skills and cognitive — with outcomes for each.
Interest planner
Children's interests and observations shape the recommended experiences — child-centred, responsive programming.
QKLG summative assessments (Kindergarten packs)
Ready-to-complete summaries across the five QKLG learning areas, using the official phase labels, with evidence fields per child.
Critical reflection prompts in the diary builder
Each planned day closes with reflection questions — evidence of ongoing reflective practice.
QA2 — Children's health and safety
Sunscreen register
Daily application and two reapplication columns with allergy flags and a UV rating line — sun protection recorded every day.
Surface temperature checks
Green / amber / red play bands, a check log, and the palm-check backstop — hot-weather risk managed before every outdoor session.
Active supervision roster
A named staffing coordinator, zone-by-zone educator map across four sessions and ratio checks — supervision is planned, not assumed.
Active supervision lanyards
Every educator visibly anchored to a zone — children, families and authorised officers can see active supervision in action.
Incident, injury, trauma & illness record
Facts-first reporting with first aid, notifications (including the 24-hour regulatory authority rule) and follow-up — records kept until the child turns 25.
Activity risk assessment rows in every pack week
Each listed experience carries its hazards, controls and supervision level — risks assessed before the activity runs.
QA3 — Physical environment
Printable activity kits and station signs
Sorting cards, scavenger hunts, experiment sheets and station signs — resources that open up play, not close it down.
Café picture cards for pre-readers
Picture-based ordering cards make sociodramatic play accessible to every child, including those who cannot yet read.
QA4 — Staffing arrangements
Active supervision roster with ratio checks
Staffing Coordinator named, ratios checked per session — the organisation of staffing is documented and visible.
Supervision lanyards
Clear zone responsibilities handed over between sessions — everyone knows who is watching where.
New educator guide
A practical induction resource covering observing, writing learning stories and linking frameworks — professional practice supported from day one.
QA5 — Relationships with children
Feelings Forest and socio-emotional packs
Naming feelings, calming tools and friendship skills — children supported to regulate and resolve conflict.
Café picture cards for pre-readers
Every child can order, serve and lead in role play — dignity and agency for children who cannot yet read.
Group games in every pack week
Cooperative relays, team challenges and shared projects — children collaborate and peer-learn by design.
QA6 — Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
Family weekly note with newsletter blurb
Families see the week's learning, with a copy-ready blurb for centre newsletters — information shared meaningfully.
Room boards — exploring, recap and daily
What we're doing, what we did and today's learning, posted at the door — the program visible to every family.
Storypark / Xplor learning stories in every pack week
Ready-to-paste family stories with framework links — learning shared as it happens.
Transition to school portfolio
One page per child capturing strengths, interests and friendships — a supported, documented transition to school.
QA7 — Governance and effective leadership
QIP evidence blocks in every pack week
Copy-ready QIP-style statements showing how the learning supports the NQS — evidence assembled as you program, not the night before assessment.
New educator guide
Roles, responsibilities and consistent practice expectations documented for every new educator.
Complete record set — registers, rosters, incident records
Systems that capture health, safety and staffing practice week after week — the operational backbone of a quality service.
Discovery House resources are built to align with the National Quality Standard and the Early Years Learning Framework, MTOP and QKLG outcomes. They are a planning aid for your service — assessment and rating decisions always rest with ACECQA and your regulatory authority.