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Quality Area 2 · Children’s health and safety

Healthy, safe and cared for.

At Dubbo Early Learning Centre, your child’s comfort, wellbeing and safety are protected through attentive relationships and dependable practice.

Children and an educator taking part in active outdoor play

What this looks like at Dubbo

Small moments.
Meaningful outcomes.

Browse family-friendly examples drawn from Quality Area 2. Choose an NQS element or move through every story.

Children and an educator taking part in active outdoor play
Element 2.1.1

What this means for your family

Wellbeing and comfort: what it means for your child

Across every room, we follow flexible sleep, rest and relaxation practices. Children may sleep early, join a later rest group, use candle meditation, hammocks or quiet play, especially children with additional needs, with peers supporting co-regulation. Families share changing routines and preferences daily. For your family, this means your child's comfort, rest, emotions and individual rhythms are treated as essential parts of learning. Talk with our team about how we protect and support your child's health, safety and wellbeing.

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Story library

More ways quality becomes visible

30 stories in this selection

Family-friendly story text is paired with current photographs of everyday learning at Dubbo Early Learning Centre.

What families can expect

Healthy, safe and cared for.

Four practical commitments help make this Quality Area visible in children’s everyday experience.

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Comfort is individual

02

Safety is active

03

Wellbeing supports learning

04

Protection is everyone’s work

Quality families can see

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During your visit, our team can explain how this Quality Area becomes visible in the centre’s daily practice.

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