84CRisk assessment for purposes of sleep and rest policies and procedures

84C Risk assessment for purposes of sleep and rest policies and procedures

84C Risk assessment for purposes of sleep and rest policies and procedures

(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a sleep and rest risk assessment is conducted in accordance with this regulation—

(a) at least once every 12 months; and

(b) as soon as practicable after becoming aware of any circumstance that may affect the safety, health or wellbeing of children during sleep and rest.

Penalty—

(a) for a large child care provider—$19,800; or

(b) otherwise—$6,600.

Note

A compliance direction may be issued for failure to comply with subregulation (1).

(2) A risk assessment must consider the following—

(a) the number, ages and developmental stages of children being educated and cared for—

(i) by the education and care service; or

(ii) in the case of a family day care service, at each family day care residence or approved family day care venue of the service;

(b) the sleep and rest needs of children being educated and cared for (including health care needs, cultural preferences, sleep and rest needs of individual children and requests from families about a child’s sleep and rest)—

(i) by the education and care service; or

(ii) in the case of a family day care service, at each family day care residence or approved family day care venue of the service;

(c) the suitability of staffing arrangements to adequately supervise and monitor children during sleep and rest periods;

(d) the level of knowledge and training of staff supervising children during sleep and rest periods;

(e) the location of sleep and rest areas, including the arrangement of cots and beds within the sleep and rest areas—

(i) at the education and care service; or

(ii) in the case of a family day care service, at each family day care residence or approved family day care venue of the service;