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## [How to read a child care service's quality rating](https://sameboat.com/t/how-to-read-a-child-care-services-quality-rating/163)

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Every approved child care service in Australia — long day care, family day care, outside school hours care, preschool — is assessed against the same national benchmark and given a public rating. It’s one of the most usef…