Education and Care Services National Regulations (NSW)
160Child enrolment records to be kept by approved provider and family day care educator
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160 Child enrolment records to be kept by approved provider and family day care educator
160 Child enrolment records to be kept by approved provider and family day care educator
(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that an enrolment record is kept that includes the information set out in subregulation (3) for each child enrolled at the education and care service.
(2) A family day care educator must keep an enrolment record that includes the information set out in subregulation (3) for each child educated and cared for by the educator.
(3) An enrolment record must include the following information for each child—
(a) the full name, date of birth and address of the child;
(b) the name, address and contact details of—
(i) each known parent of the child; and
(ii) any person who is to be notified of an emergency involving the child if any parent of the child cannot be immediately contacted; and
(iii) any person who is an authorised nominee; and
Note.
Authorised nominee means a person who has been given permission by a parent or family member to collect the child from the education and care service or the family day care educator. See section 170(5) of the Law.
(iv) any person who is authorised to consent to medical treatment of, or to authorise administration of medication to, the child; and
(v) any person who is authorised to authorise an educator to take the child outside the education and care service premises; and
(vi) any person who is authorised to authorise the education and care service to transport the child or arrange transportation of the child;
(c) details of any court orders, parenting orders or parenting plans provided to the approved provider relating to powers, duties, responsibilities or authorities of any person in relation to the child or access to the child;
(d) details of any other court orders provided to the approved provider relating to the child’s residence or the child’s contact with a parent or other person;
(e) the gender of the child;