The little girl who was in a critical condition after being left on a childcare centre bus for six hours has been moved out of the intensive care unit.
Nevaeh Austin was revived after being found on the bus at Le Smileys Early Learning Centre in Gracemere, in Central Queensland, on Wednesday.
The three-year-old was flown to the Queensland Children's Hospital in Brisbane and was on Saturday moved into a regular ward, where she remained in a stable condition.
She has been breathing on her own and her family has said she has been giggling and eating ice cream.
Her father, Shane Austin, said it was a "miracle" she had overcome the odds and was recovering well.
"I was praying for the best but expecting the worst. That's how I was looking at things," Mr Austin told Channel Nine.
"She's strong, very strong."
On Saturday afternoon, Queensland police said no charges had been laid and investigations into the incident were continuing.
Nevaeh was the only child who was picked up by the childcare centre bus on Wednesday morning.
Queensland police said she was left behind by the driver and another staff member at 9am and was found unconscious six hours later when staff returned to the vehicle for the after-school pick up.
Mr Austin said he had not had any contact with the childcare centre and did not understand how it happened.
"Nothing … I didn't even get a phone call, mate, and I want to know why," he said.
"I want to know why.
"She's her father's child. She's loud, so she would have been screaming … I'm dumbfounded [that no-one heard her]."
Mr Austin said safety measures needed to change to ensure it never happened again.
"Primary schools, they count their heads don't they, before they go to class? They get names called out. Was there a name call-out at the daycare [centre]?" Mr Austin said.
"They need to change something."
