47Child Care Standards

47 Child Care Standards

(1)  The Secretary must issue the Child Care Standards.

(2)  The Standards may provide for any matter relating or incidental to the provision of child care and the operation or provision of child care services.

(3)  Without limiting subsection (2) , the Standards may make provision with respect to the following matters:

(a) the regulation of –

(i) child care and child care services; and

(ii) the persons operating or providing child care and child care services; and

(iii) [Section 47 Subsection (3) amended by No. 67 of 2005, s. 22, Applied:15 Dec 2005] persons employed by the operators or providers of child care and child care services; and

(iv) [Section 47 Subsection (3) amended by No. 67 of 2005, s. 22, Applied:15 Dec 2005] responsible persons;

(b) the internal administration of operators or providers of child care and child care services;

(c) the physical specifications of premises at which child care or a child care service is operated or provided;

(d) all matters connected with the safety and wellbeing of children being provided with child care or a child care service;

(e) [Section 47 Subsection (3) amended by No. 67 of 2005, s. 22, Applied:15 Dec 2005] the assessment of –

(i) the operators or providers of child care or child care services; and

(ii) persons employed by the operators or providers, or employed in the operation or provision, of child care or child care services; and

(iii) other responsible persons –

and the provision of assessments and the recognition of assessments and qualifications gained by such persons;