300Educator to child ratios—children aged 15 months to 24 months

300 Educator to child ratios—children aged 15 months to 24 months

300 Educator to child ratios—children aged 15 months to 24 months

(1) This regulation applies to a declared approved service that—

(a) was granted a licence under the former education and care services law of Queensland before 1 January 2011; and

(b) immediately before the scheme commencement day educated and cared for children aged 15 months or more up to and including 24 months.

(2) The educator to child ratio for the service for children aged 15 to 24 months is 1 educator to 5 children.

(3) The educator to child ratio in subregulation (2) applies in place of regulation 123(1)(a) until—

(a) 31 March 2012, unless paragraph (b) applies; or

(b) if the approved provider applies to the Regulatory Authority under subregulation (4), that application is finally determined.

(4) If, on the application of the approved provider, the Regulatory Authority decides that it is necessary for the service to continue to apply the educator to child ratio in subregulation (2), that ratio continues to apply in place of regulation 123(1)(a) until 1 January 2020.