QA2
2.3.1
Children are adequately supervised at all times
2.3.2
Every reasonable precaution is taken to protect children for harm and any hazard likely to cause injury.
Regs
92
Medication record
93
Administration of medication
99
Children leaving the education and care service
102
Authorisation for excursions
160
Child enrolment records to be kept by approved provider
161
Authorisations to be kept in enrolment record
168
Education and care services must have policies and procedures
Our service aims to provide clear and transparent policies and procedures for authorisations. This helps staff and parents understand exactly what they need to do.
Administration of Medication Policy.
Enrolment Policy.
Excursion Policy.
Photography Policy.
Physical Environment (Workplace, Learning and Administration) Policy.
To ensure children’s health and safety, and comply with the requirements of the National Law and Regulations and our policies and procedures, we will only allow the following activities to occur in respect of individual children if they are properly authorised in writing and dated:
Written authorisations will contain all information required under the National Regulations and service policies - please see specific policies for more details.
Our service will accept verbal authorisations in the following situations:
Whenever a person not known to educators is authorised verbally or in writing to collect the child, they must be adequately identified by educators before the child is released. See Delivery and Collection of Children Policy for more information.
Refusing Authorisations
Staff will refuse an authorisation if it unreasonably risks the child’s safety, is not in line with our policies and procedures or is fraudulent. For example staff will refuse an authorisation in the following situations:
For transparency and accuracy, if staff refuse an authorisation they will record the following information in the child’s file:
Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011.
National Quality Standard.
The policy will be reviewed annually. The review will be conducted by:
Management
Employees
Families
Interested Parties
Last reviewed: February 2018.
Date for next review: February 2019
1 Water Street,
Greta, NSW 2334
Tel: (02) 4938 7272
Email: gretapreschool@bigpond.com
Preschool Hours
Monday - Friday
8.30am – 4.00pm
During School Terms
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