sec.5Guiding principles

sec.5 Guiding principles

Queensland approved education and care services are to be conducted under the following principles— the best interests of a child are the paramount concern; education and care should be provided to a child in a way that— protects the child from harm; and respects the child’s dignity and privacy; and promotes the child’s health and wellbeing; and provides positive experiences for the child; education and care should be provided to a child in a way that stimulates and develops the child’s creative, emotional, intellectual, lingual, physical, recreational, and social potential; parents have the primary responsibility for the upbringing, protection and development of children, and should be supported in that role; education and care should be planned and provided in a way that— involves parents and other members of the community; and reflects the multicultural and multilingual nature of the community. Stand-alone services are to be operated in a way that protects a child from harm and promotes the child’s health and wellbeing. (sec.5-ssec.1) Queensland approved education and care services are to be conducted under the following principles— the best interests of a child are the paramount concern; education and care should be provided to a child in a way that— protects the child from harm; and respects the child’s dignity and privacy; and promotes the child’s health and wellbeing; and provides positive experiences for the child; education and care should be provided to a child in a way that stimulates and develops the child’s creative, emotional, intellectual, lingual, physical, recreational, and social potential; parents have the primary responsibility for the upbringing, protection and development of children, and should be supported in that role; education and care should be planned and provided in a way that— involves parents and other members of the community; and reflects the multicultural and multilingual nature of the community. (sec.5-ssec.2) Stand-alone services are to be operated in a way that protects a child from harm and promotes the child’s health and wellbeing.

• (a) the best interests of a child are the paramount concern;
• (b) education and care should be provided to a child in a way that— (i) protects the child from harm; and (ii) respects the child’s dignity and privacy; and (iii) promotes the child’s health and wellbeing; and (iv) provides positive experiences for the child;
• (i) protects the child from harm; and
• (ii) respects the child’s dignity and privacy; and
• (iii) promotes the child’s health and wellbeing; and
• (iv) provides positive experiences for the child;
• (c) education and care should be provided to a child in a way that stimulates and develops the child’s creative, emotional, intellectual, lingual, physical, recreational, and social potential;