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NQS evidence checklist

Tick each Discovery House resource your service uses, note the date you last used it, and file this with your QIP. Where the pack name is written in, it becomes a direct pointer to the evidence.

Service details

Service name

Completed by

Date completed

Next review date

QA1 — Educational program and practice

Weekly pack session plans with listed MTOP / QKLG / NQF outcomes

NQS 1.1.1 · 1.2.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Observe & extend prompts completed each week

NQS 1.2.1 · 1.3.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Butler's Diary program builder — full week printed and filed

NQS 1.1.1 · 1.3.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Interest planner used to shape the program from children's interests

NQS 1.1.1 · 1.2.3· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

QKLG summative assessments completed per child (Kindergarten)

NQS 1.3.1 · 1.3.3· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Reflection prompts answered in the diary builder

NQS 1.3.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

QA2 — Children's health and safety

Sunscreen register in daily use

NQS 2.1.2 · 2.1.3· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Surface temperature checks logged on hot days (turf / hard courts)

NQS 2.2.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Active supervision roster completed each session

NQS 2.2.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Supervision lanyards worn and handed over between sessions

NQS 2.2.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Incident, injury, trauma & illness record used when needed

NQS 2.2.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Activity risk assessment rows reviewed before each pack experience

NQS 2.2.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

QA3 — Physical environment

Printable activity kits and station signs set up for play

NQS 3.2.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Café picture cards available for pre-readers

NQS 3.2.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

QA4 — Staffing arrangements

Ratios checked and staffing coordinator named on the roster

NQS 4.1.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Supervision zones assigned via lanyards each session

NQS 4.1.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

New educator guide given to every new team member

NQS 4.2.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

QA5 — Relationships with children

Socio-emotional experiences run (e.g. Feelings Forest)

NQS 5.2.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Inclusive role play supported with picture cards

NQS 5.1.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Cooperative group games from pack weeks

NQS 5.2.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

QA6 — Collaborative partnerships with families and communities

Family weekly note sent home

NQS 6.1.1 · 6.1.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Room boards displayed at the door

NQS 6.1.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Learning stories posted to Storypark / Xplor each week

NQS 6.1.1 · 6.1.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Transition to school portfolio in progress per child

NQS 6.2.1· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

QA7 — Governance and effective leadership

QIP evidence blocks copied into the service QIP

NQS 7.2.3· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

New educator guide filed as induction documentation

NQS 7.1.3· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Registers, rosters and incident records stored and current

NQS 7.1.2· Pack used: ____________________ · Date last used: ______________

Signed off

Educational leader signature

Approved provider / nominated supervisor

This checklist maps Discovery House resources to the National Quality Standard so completed records double as assessment-and-rating evidence. Keep each referenced register, roster and record with the weeks you have used — assessors look for practice over time, not a single snapshot. Supported by Discovery House Resources · discoveryhouseresources@gmail.com

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