The childcare centre, which caters for children from nought to five years of age, was awarded the highest level of achievement in three out of the seven categories.

The centre was awarded impressive standards in the remaining four categories.

Dubbo Early Learning Centre approved provider Matt Stapleton, said he was thrilled with the results.

He said the centre had received the top marks in the programming and early years learning framework category, along with health and hygiene, and management.

“This was our first assessment since we opened, so we’re all pretty impressed with what we’ve achieved,” Mr Stapleton said.

With about 100 children enrolled in the centre, Mr Stapleton said he and his 28 staff members worked towards building strong relationships with both the children and their parents.

One of Mr Stapleton’s main achievements with the Dubbo Early Learning Centre was designing and constructing and outdoor play area for three-yearold children.

The project took six months to design and just two weeks to construct. 

Mr Stapleton said there had been specific attention to detail when he designed the area.

“There’s a variety of different surface areas for the children to explore,” he said.

This would enable the children to develop as they explored the environment, rather than on standard play equipment, he said