A qualitative study of the influence of childcare on high antibiotic use in a multicultural, lower socioeconomic community

Table 1 Characteristics of the participating childcare services

Service Type	Suburb	NQS Rating	Long Day Care	PS/KG -School Based	PS/KG - Stand alone	After/Before Hrs School Care	Provides Vacation Care
Council run	Bonnyrigg	Meeting NQS	Yes	No	No	No	No
Council run	Bonnyrigg Heights	Exceeding NQS	Yes	No	No	No	No
Council run	Fairfield West	Exceeding NQS	Yes	No	No	No	No
Family Day Care	Wetherill Park	Working Towards NQS	No	No	No	No	No
NGO run	Cabramatta	Meeting NQS	No	No	Yes	No	No
Private	Fairfield	Working Towards NQS	Yes	No	No	No	No
Private	Fairfield	Meeting NQS	Yes	No	No	No	No

Note1: PS = Pre-school; KG = Kindergarten
Note2: The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a high national benchmark for early childhood education and care and outside school hours care services in Australia. The NQS includes 7 quality areas that are important outcomes for children. Services are assessed and rated by their regulatory authority against the NQS, and given a rating for each of the 7 quality areas and an overall rating based on these results

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