sec.37Risk assessments to be conducted—sleep and rest of children

sec.37 Risk assessments to be conducted—sleep and rest of children

The approved provider of a QEC approved service must ensure a risk assessment of matters affecting the sleep and rest of children is conducted under this section— in preparing the sleep and rest policies and procedures of the service; and at intervals of not more than 12 months after the sleep and rest policies and procedures are prepared; and as soon as practicable after the approved provider becomes aware of any circumstance that may affect the safety, health or wellbeing of a child during sleep and rest periods. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The risk assessment must consider the following matters— the number, ages and developmental stages of the children at the QEC approved service; the sleep and rest needs of each child at the QEC approved service, including, for example, any health care needs, cultural preferences, sleep and rest needs of an individual child and any request from a family member of the child about the child’s sleep and rest; the suitability of staffing arrangements to adequately supervise and monitor each child at the QEC approved service during sleep and rest periods; the level of knowledge, experience and training of the staff members supervising children during sleep and rest periods; the location of sleep and rest areas of the QEC approved service, including the arrangement of cots and beds within the sleep and rest areas; the safety and suitability of any cots, beds and bedding equipment, having regard to the ages and developmental stages of the children using, or who will use, the cots, beds and bedding equipment; any potential hazards— in the sleep and rest areas of the QEC approved service; or to children during sleep and rest periods; the physical safety and suitability of sleep and rest environments of the QEC approved service, including, for example, temperature, lighting and ventilation. (sec.37-ssec.1) The approved provider of a QEC approved service must ensure a risk assessment of matters affecting the sleep and rest of children is conducted under this section— in preparing the sleep and rest policies and procedures of the service; and at intervals of not more than 12 months after the sleep and rest policies and procedures are prepared; and as soon as practicable after the approved provider becomes aware of any circumstance that may affect the safety, health or wellbeing of a child during sleep and rest periods. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.37-ssec.2) The risk assessment must consider the following matters— the number, ages and developmental stages of the children at the QEC approved service; the sleep and rest needs of each child at the QEC approved service, including, for example, any health care needs, cultural preferences, sleep and rest needs of an individual child and any request from a family member of the child about the child’s sleep and rest; the suitability of staffing arrangements to adequately supervise and monitor each child at the QEC approved service during sleep and rest periods; the level of knowledge, experience and training of the staff members supervising children during sleep and rest periods; the location of sleep and rest areas of the QEC approved service, including the arrangement of cots and beds within the sleep and rest areas; the safety and suitability of any cots, beds and bedding equipment, having regard to the ages and developmental stages of the children using, or who will use, the cots, beds and bedding equipment; any potential hazards— in the sleep and rest areas of the QEC approved service; or to children during sleep and rest periods; the physical safety and suitability of sleep and rest environments of the QEC approved service, including, for example, temperature, lighting and ventilation.