71CRisk assessment for the purposes of safe arrival of children policies and procedures

71C Risk assessment for the purposes of safe arrival of children policies and procedures

(1) For the purposes of preparing the safe arrival of children policies and procedures under regulation 71B(1), the approved provider of a children's service must ensure that a risk assessment is conducted in accordance with this regulation.

(2) The approved provider must conduct a risk assessment—

(b) as soon as practicable after becoming aware of any circumstance that may affect the safe arrival of children travelling between a children's service and any other education or early childhood service.

(3) A risk assessment must—

(a) identify and assess any risks that a child's travel between a children's service and any other education or early childhood service may pose to the safety, health or wellbeing of the child; and

(4) Without limiting subregulation (3), a risk assessment must consider the following, in respect of a child who travels between a children's service and any other education or early childhood service—

(a) the age, developmental stage and individual needs of the child;

(b) the role and responsibilities of the following persons (if applicable)—

(i) the nominated supervisor of each service;

(ii) the child's parent;

(iii) an authorised nominee named in the child's enrolment record;

(iv) a person authorised by—

(A) the child's parent; or

(B) an authorised nominee named in the child's enrolment record;

(c) the role and responsibilities of the service the care of which the child is entering or leaving;

(d) the communication arrangements between the service the child is leaving and the service the child is entering including any communication arrangements if the child is missing or cannot be accounted for during the child's travel;

(e) the procedure to be followed by the service if the service has identified that the child is missing or cannot be accounted for during the child's travel;

(f) given the risks posed by the child's travel, the number of educators or other responsible adults that are appropriate to provide supervision;

(g) the proposed route and destination, including any proximity to harm and hazards;

(h) the process for entering and exiting—

(i) the service premises; and

(ii) the pick-up location or destination (as required);

(i) the procedure to be followed by the service to ensure the child leaves the service premises in accordance with regulation 68(3)(b).

(5) If, after conducting a risk assessment, a risk relating to a child's travel is identified, the approved provider must make any necessary updates to the safe arrival of children policies and procedures as soon as practicable.