342AEducator to child ratios during short absence of educators

342A Educator to child ratios during short absence of educators

342A Educator to child ratios during short absence of educators

(1) A centre-based service is taken to meet the relevant educator to child ratio while an educator is not working directly with children, if—

(a) the educator’s total periods away from working directly with children does not exceed 30 minutes in a day; and

(b) during each period away from working directly with children the program is maintained in a way that continues to support the safety, health and wellbeing of each child.

(2) For the purposes of a rating assessment under Part 5 of the Law, the centre-based service is taken to comply with regulation 123.

Reg 342A: Ins 2017 (543), reg 115.