Guideline 6: Monitoring performance of services
Frequently asked questions
What are the guidelines for monitoring the ongoing compliance of my service?
Guideline 6 of the Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme: Guidelines and Policy documents for long day care services provides information on monitoring performance of services.
- Approved kindergarten program providers are required to adhere to the requirements of these guidelines.
- The Department may seek to confirm approved kindergarten program provider compliance with the guidelines.
- Approved kindergarten program providers may be subject to an audit process to verify data provided to the Department and ongoing compliance with the guidelines.
- Approved kindergarten program providers are required to maintain up-to-date records that provide evidence of:
- data to support funding claims
- ongoing compliance with the eligibility criteria for a kindergarten program provider
- holds a current Queensland Licence for a Centre Based Child Care Service, under the Queensland Child Care Act 2002 or other applicable child care legislation)
- is approved to receive Commonwealth Child Care Benefit (CCB) payments on behalf of eligible families
- offers a learning program that is:
- provided for children in the year prior to Prep (i.e. who are at least 4 years old by 30 June in the year they participate in a kindergarten program)
- available for at least 15 hours per week and 40 weeks per year
- delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher (see definition)
- is based on the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline or an alternative kindergarten learning guideline accredited by the Queensland Studies Authority.
- The Department may undertake site visits of approved kindergarten program providers for the purpose of confirming compliance with requirements of the guidelines.
- Site visits undertaken by the Department may be planned with services receiving advanced notice or on an ad hoc basis.
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