78Food and beverages

78 Food and beverages

78 Food and beverages

(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that children being educated and cared for by the service—

(a) have access to safe drinking water at all times; and

(b) are offered food and beverages appropriate to the needs of each child on a regular basis throughout the day.

Penalty: $2200.

(2) A nominated supervisor of an education and care service must ensure that children being educated and cared for by the service—

(a) have access to safe drinking water at all times; and

(b) are offered food and beverages on a regular basis throughout the day.

Penalty: $2200.

(3) A family day care educator must ensure that children being educated and cared for by the educator as part of a family day care service—

(a) have access to safe drinking water at all times; and

(b) are offered food and beverages on a regular basis throughout the day.

Penalty: $2200.

Note.

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

Reg 78: Am 2017 (543), reg 24; 2023 (399), reg 19.