26Application for service approval—family day care service

#### 26 Application for service approval—family day care service 26 Application for service approval—family day care service > > (1) An application under section 43 of the Law for a service approval for a family day care service must include the following information— > > > > > (a) the applicant’s full name and— > > > > > > > (i) provider approval number; or > > > > > > > (ii) if the applicant has applied for a provider approval but the application has not been decided, the applicant’s contact details; > > > > > (b) the name of the proposed family day care service; > > > > > (c) the proposed date on which the family day care service will commence operation; > > > > > (d) if known, the contact details, including after-hours telephone number, for the proposed principal office of the service; > > > > > (e) the proposed hours and days of operation of the family day care service including whether the service proposes to engage or register family day care educators who will provide overnight or weekend care; > > > > > (f) the proposed location and street address of the principal office of the family day care service; > > > > > (fa) a statement that the applicant has the right to occupy and use the proposed premises as a principal office and any document evidencing this; > > > > > > Example. > > > > > > A lease of the premises. > > > > > (g) the proposed number of family day care educators expected to be engaged by or registered with the proposed family day care service within 6 months of commencement of the service; > > > > > (ga) a statement that each family day care residence that will be part of the family day care service and each place other than a residence where education and care is to be provided to children as part of the family day care service will be located in this jurisdiction; > > > > > (h) the proposed local government areas in which the family day care educators expected to be engaged by or registered with the proposed family day care service will provide education and care; > > > > > (i) the proposed number of family day care coordinators expected to be engaged by the proposed family day care service within 6 months of commencement of the service; > > > > > (j) a statement that the applicant has prepared the policies and procedures referred to in regulation 168; > > > > > (k) a copy of the proposed policies and procedures referred to in regulation 169; > > > > > (l) if the family day care service will permit a family day care residence or venue with a swimming pool or something that may constitute a water hazard, a copy of the service’s proposed water safety policy; > > > > > > Note. > > > > > > Swimming pools are prohibited in Tasmania for all education and care services. > > > > > (m) the full name and contact details, including the after-hours telephone number, of each nominated supervisor; > > > > > > Note. > > > > > > The application must include a nominated supervisor’s written consent to the nomination unless the nominated supervisor is the approved provider—see section 44(1)(da) of the Law. > > > > > (n) if the application includes a request for approval of a place as a family day care venue for the service— > > > > > > > (i) the location and street address of the family day care venue; and > > > > > > > (ia) if the proposed family day care venue will be located within a multi-storey building shared with other occupants, the information specified in subregulation (3); and > > > > > > > (ii) a statement that the applicant has the right to occupy and use the place as a family day care venue and any document evidencing this; and > > > > > > > > Example. > > > > > > > > A lease of the premises. > > > > > > > (iii) an assessment (including any risk assessment) of the place conducted by the approved provider to ensure that the health, safety and wellbeing of children being educated and cared for by the service are protected. > > > (2) An assessment referred to in subregulation (1)(n)(iii) must consider the matters set out in regulation 116(2). > > > (3) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(n)(ia), the application must include the following information— > > > > > (a) the total number of storeys in the building; > > > > > (b) the storey or storeys on which the venue will be located; > > > > > (c) if the venue will be located on more than one storey, the ages of the children who will attend on each storey. > > **Reg 26:** Am 2017 (543), reg 14; 2023 (399), reg 8.