106Access for parents

106 Access for parents

(1) The approved provider of a children's service must ensure that a parent of a child being educated and cared for by the service may enter the children's service premises at any time that the child is being educated and cared for by the service.

(2) A nominated supervisor of a children's service must ensure that a parent of a child being educated and cared for by the service may enter the children's service premises at any time that the child is being educated and cared for by the service.

(3) Despite subregulations (1) and (2), the approved provider or nominated supervisor (as the case may be) is not required to allow a parent to enter the children's service premises if—

(a) permitting the parent's entry would—

(i) pose a risk to the safety, health or wellbeing of any child or children being educated or cared for by the service; or

(ii) pose a risk to the safety of staff of the children's service; or

(iii) conflict with any duty of the provider or supervisor under the Act; or

Where a direction has been given to an approved provider or nominated supervisor under section 111(1) of the Act to exclude a person whom the Regulatory Authority is satisfied is an 'inappropriate person' from the children's service premises for such time as the Authority considers appropriate.

(b) the provider or supervisor reasonably believes that permitting the parent's entry would contravene a court or tribunal order.

Other regulations also relate to collaboration with families including requirements to give information about educational programs to parents, for parents to provide enrolment information, for information to be provided or displayed to parents and for administration areas to have adequate space for consulting with parents.

Part 7—Governance and leadership

Division 1—Management of services

Subdivision 1—Attendance and enrolment records

107 Children's attendance record to be kept by approved provider

The approved provider of a children's service must ensure that a record of attendance is kept for the service that—

(a) records the full name of each child attending the service; and

(b) records the date and time each child arrives and departs; and

(c) is signed by one of the following persons at the time that the child arrives and departs—

(i) the person who delivers the child to the children's service premises or collects the child from the children's service premises;

(ii) a nominated supervisor or an educator.