How is your service tracking really? 

Take the HGT Quality Health Check™ and discover how your service is performing across leadership, compliance, quality practice and operational systems.

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How It Works

Answer our quick-fire questions to reveal your HGT Quality Health Check score

This scorecard has been developed to quickly produce a QUALITY score based on your answers. In just a few minutes you will generate results with tailored feedback on how to improve.

 
No gimmicks, just some simple questions to set you off on your Quality Mastery journey!
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You’ll be scored based on the following 4 key areas of our HGT Quality Code

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Are your service systems supporting your leadership or creating more pressure?

Operational Excellence looks at the behind-the-scenes systems that keep a service running smoothly.

This score will show whether your operations are structured and sustainable — or adding unnecessary pressure to leadership.

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Are children experiencing the quality learning and care?

This category explores how effectively your service delivers meaningful learning experiences, responsive relationships, and engaging environments for children.

This score will help you see whether your practice is consistent and intentional — or dependent on individual educators.

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Is your team working together or working against you?

Thriving Culture explores how leadership, communication, and team accountability are operating in your service.

This score will reveal whether your service culture is helping you move forward — or quietly holding you back.

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Are your systems protecting your service and your children?

Compliance is the foundation of safe, high-quality early childhood services.

This score will help you understand whether your service has clear systems that support compliance — or hidden risks that need attention.

Happy Clients

HGT Quality Partnerships are transformative... Don’t just take our word for it, see what others have to say

”Prior to having the HGT Quality Partnership, I thought ‘who do even call and what do I do in this instance?’ Now having you guys, I think it feels like a safety-net. 

I can run an idea past and have the back up to know if I’m on the right path”.  

— Tahnee – Centre Director – Aldinga Community Children’s Centre 

”The biggest outcomes have become more confidence as a Director, we have a lot less sick leave, we have systems in place and we have a much more positive culture. Working with you, getting to know the team and having a Mock Assessment with you meant we had a spot check recently and the Assessor said everything was amazing! If I had of had the spot check prior to the HGT Quality Partnership, I would have passed out”. 

— Teeka – Director, Aberfoyle Hub Community Children’s Centre 

There is no way we would have got through the spot check without you and our HGT Quality Partnership. 

I will definitely be signing up again because it is so impactful’.

— Teeka – Aberfoyle Hub Community

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Hi I’m Michelle Walsh, 

Here’s why Early Childhood Leaders Trust my team at Hourglass Time Education…

We understand the real pressures leaders face — from Assessment & Rating preparation to managing teams, compliance requirements, and service operations.

Our work is grounded in practical experience inside services, not just theory.

Find out for yourself… it’s free and only takes a few minutes

Connect with us via email or book a Discovery Call today!

We are here to help! 

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