53BSleep and rest policies and procedures

53B Sleep and rest policies and procedures

The sleep and rest policies and procedures required under regulation 112(2)(a)(v) must address—

(a) how children will be protected from any risks identified in a risk assessment conducted under regulation 53C; and

(b) how the sleep and rest needs of children being educated and cared for by the service are met, including how the ages, developmental stages and the sleep and rest needs of individual children are considered; and

(c) how the health care needs of individual children being educated and cared for by the service are met; and

(d) how requests from families about a child's sleep and rest and cultural preferences are considered; and

(e) supervision and monitoring during sleep and rest periods, including—

(i) the method and frequency of checking the safety, health and wellbeing of children during sleep and rest periods; and

(ii) the documentation of sleep and rest periods; and

(f) how the sleep and rest practices at the service are consistent with any current health guidelines on the best practices to adopt to ensure the safety of children during sleep and rest; and

(g) the induction, training and knowledge of staff who educate and care for children at the service in relation to best practices for children's sleep and rest; and

(h) the location and arrangement of sleep and rest areas at the service and how this meets the sleep and rest needs of children being educated and cared for by the service; and

(i) safety and suitability of cots, bedding and bedding equipment, having regard to the ages and developmental stages of children who will use the cots, bedding and bedding equipment; and

(j) management of potential hazards—

(i) in sleep and rest areas; and

(ii) on a child during sleep and rest periods; and

(k) management of physical safety and suitability of sleep and rest environments (including temperature, lighting and ventilation); and

(l) communication of the sleep and rest policies and procedures to a parent.

Reg. 53C inserted by S.R. No. 12/2024 reg. 19.