About RCH Creche
The Royal Children's Hospital Child Care Centre
The Royal Children's Hospital Staff Creche is registered for 81 equivalent full time children between 6 weeks and 5 years of age. There are 77 places allocated to the Royal Children's Hospital staff. The remaining 4 places are available for occasional sibling care. We are a fully accredited centre, utilising Hospital and Community resources within the City of Melbourne.
Accreditation
The National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC) aims to support families in finding quality care for their children. NCAC assists families by setting quality standards for services, which are providing care for children. These standards aim to ensure children’s health and safety and to promote play, learning and development through positive experiences and interactions.The RCH Creche is fully accredited and will be validated again in 2009. Our results for our last validation visit are as shown below.
Composite Quality Profile
Quality Areas
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Relationships with children |
Partnership with families |
Planning and evaluation |
Children's Experiences and Learning |
Protective Care and Safety |
Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing |
Managing to support quality |
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| HQ - High Quality | GQ - Good Quality | S - Satisfactory, Standard for Accreditation |
U - Unsatisfactory |
Centre is Accredited