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Know where you stand before Assessment & Rating or a spot check.

Training and PD for your team, and mock compliance visits that help you find the gaps, strengthen your evidence and build practice your team can sustain.

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Sound familiar?

This is for you if you say…

“Our A&R visit is due and I’m concerned.”

You’re counting down to A&R and worried something critical will slip through the cracks.

“We can’t afford a compliance mistake.”

You want to find and close any gaps before they become a problem.

“We’re good on quality, but the paperwork worries me.”

You provide quality education and care, but the paperwork still needs tightening.

What you can book

Training and PD for your team. A practice run for your centre.

Training and PD for teams

Psychosocial safety, active supervision and child safety

Psychosocial safety

Identify workload, fatigue and conflict risks, then put practical controls in place.

Active supervision

Give every educator the same clear method for zones, headcounts, handovers and high-risk routines.

Child safety workshops

Refresh your team on child paramountcy, protected disclosures and what to do when a concern comes up.

From Meeting to Exceeding

Build the three Exceeding themes into every room, and work out where to focus first.

Professional development for your team, on site or online.

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Mock compliance visit

We review your centre the way an assessor does

We come to your centre and look at your policies and everyday practice using the same three methods.

Observe

Everyday routines on the floor.

Discuss

How things really run, with your leaders and educators.

Sight

Your policies, records and the evidence behind your practice.

It’s a practice run, not a rating, and afterwards you receive our observations and recommendations.

See how a mock visit works

What changes

What this means for your service.

Policies that hold up

We help you check that required policies are in place, up to date and actually used in day-to-day practice.

Educators who get it

From room leaders to casuals, your staff understand their legal duties through practical, plain-English training.

Procedures that stick

You leave with checklists and clear accountabilities, so compliance is easier to maintain over time.

Risks surfaced and dealt with

We identify gaps in supervision, safety hazards and weak spots, and work with you to close them.

Evidence you can find

Your evidence is organised, and your team can talk clearly about their practice without scrambling.

Start with a free call

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How it works

We know you’re busy, so the process is simple.

Free 20-minute risk scan

Book a 20-minute call. We’ll ask a few pointed questions about your centre’s compliance and point out the risks we can see. No obligation. You leave with a clearer picture even if we don’t work together.

Implementation and training

If you decide to proceed, we work through your priority list. This might be safety training for your team, a mock compliance visit, a single deep-dive session or 3 to 6 weeks of support.

Final check and forward plan

At the end, we revisit your risk scan with you, tick off what’s been addressed and set a simple maintenance plan. You also get a short summary of work done for your records and QIP.

★★★★★

I highly recommend Olga at Yaga Smart to any childcare service aiming for high standards. She brings deep knowledge, clear structure and practical guidance that genuinely lift day-to-day practice.

Multi-Centre Approved Provider, Stepping Stones Academy Early Learning Centres

Why choose Yaga Smart

Practical, honest and built on real practice.

Compliance depth

Our advice comes from years on the floor in not-for-profit, council and private centres, so it is grounded in real practice, not theory.

Honest about the issues, supportive with solutions

We don’t shame directors for gaps or past mistakes. We look at the facts, fix what’s not working and move on. What you tell us stays confidential, unless the law requires us to share it.

Training built to change practice

We’ve trained many educators, leaders and students across almost every early childhood topic, so we know what actually works and turn regulatory requirements into simple, practical steps your team can apply.

NQF compliance and WHS, together

We bring WHS and NQF compliance together and turn the National Law into a clear “fix this first” list, so you walk into Assessment & Rating with fewer surprises.

Common questions

I need help right now. What should I do?

We offer urgent after-hours support focused on your current situation: a 60-minute one-on-one session with clear compliance analysis and a step-by-step action plan, the same day where we can. Call 0406 134 682.

Can’t I just do a webinar or use a checklist to fix our compliance issue?

Webinars and checklists are useful (we even provide some for free), but they’re generic. They don’t look at your documents, your practices, or how your team actually behaves day to day.

We are a new service (or a very small one). Is this overkill?

No. Smaller centres usually have fewer people, less time and less internal support. That makes structured compliance help more important, not less.

Ready to take the weight of compliance off your shoulders?

Let’s chat. You deserve to feel confident and supported as a leader. Book a free call, and we’ll confirm any price up front.

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