ANNUAL REPORT 2018
AC H I EVI NG EXC E LLE NC E
The makings of an
‘Excellent’ centre
KU
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“An Excellent rating
recognises providers who
are champions of quality
improvement, innovative
leaders beyond the
service, and are raising
the bar on quality
education and care for
Australian children.”
Australian Children’s
Education & Care Quality
Authority (ACECQA)
At KU when we talk about the
organisation’s goal to ‘Achieve
Excellence’ we believe that should
apply to everything we do, however
of particular importance is the quality
of our services and the educational
programs we provide for children.
KU centres have always had an
exemplary quality record, with 99%
of centres independently assessed as
meeting or exceeding the National
Quality Standard (NQS), compared with
a sector benchmark of 78% in 2018.
However even within KU, achieving
the rare and coveted ‘Excellent’ NQS
rating is a very tall order, with only the
top 0.3% of services nationally currently
holding the honour.
KU Lance is KU’s oldest operating
service having first opened in 1900,
and has been an integral part of
the local Millers Point community in
Sydney for almost 120 years. In 2018,
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the centre’s outstanding commitment
to quality was recognised when it
joined KU’s growing list of Excellent
rated centres.
Within their program, Director
Donna Morley and her team actively
incorporate Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander cultures within their
curriculum. With the CBD, Observatory
Hill, the historic Rocks area and
Barangaroo at their doorstep,
excursions within the local community
to develop a greater understanding of
the significance of those sites, forms a
vital part of their program.
“We pride ourselves on the strong
connections we have with the local
community,” explains Donna. “We
are regularly visited by Aboriginal
Elders who share their knowledge,
culture, art and language with the
children. We have also developed a
close relationship with our neighbour,