ANNUAL REPORT 2019
ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE
Leading the way
“Our NQS result reaffirms KU’s position as a provider
of exceptionally high-quality early education programs.”
KU
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At KU, we believe our strategic
objective to ‘Achieve Excellence’
applies to everything we do; it’s what
drives us, and we are proud of the
results we achieve, and the benefits
that brings for children, families and
staff. We remain inherently proud of
the consistent excellence we see in
the dedication and commitment of
our staff, and the high quality and
outstanding delivery of our early
childhood education and care services.
Within a sector and profession that is
historically humble, we believe in the
importance of celebrating excellence
in its many forms.
KU is proud to maintain a consistently
high National Quality Standard (NQS)
result, continuing to far exceed the
sector. In 2019, our centres continued
to be independently assessed as
amongst the highest quality in the
country with 99% of our services
rated meeting, exceeding or excellent,
compared to the sector average of
80%. This reaffirms KU’s position
as a provider of exceptionally highquality
early education programs.
KU strives to develop and retain the
best educators in the sector, and was
proud to have two staff members
honoured in the 2018 ASG National
Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA),
announced in March 2019; Kathy
Hatcher, Director at KU Chatswood
Community Preschool, and Rosanne
Pugh, Director at KU Ourimbah.
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