POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

By selecting the boxes you confirm that the following policies and procedures have been prepared in accordance with Regulation 168 for the proposed education and care service and that these will be available upon request by the Regulatory Authority:

Note: you DO NOT need to provide copies with this application. For further information on the policies and procedures required for your service, please refer to Regulation 168 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations.

✅ Tick All The Following Boxes
Policies and procedures are required in relation to the following:

✅ Health and safety, including matters relating to:
✅ Incident, injury, trauma and illness procedures complying with Regulation 85.
✅ Dealing with infectious diseases, including procedures complying with Regulation 88.
✅ Dealing with medical conditions in children, including the matters set out in Regulation 90.
✅ Emergency and evacuation, including the matters set out in Regulation 97.
✅ Delivery of children to, and collection of children from, education and care service premises, including procedures complying with Regulation 99.
✅ Excursions, including procedures complying with Regulations 100 to 102.
✅ Safe transportation of children complying with Regulation 102.
Providing a child safe environment.
Staffing, including:

✅ Interactions with children including the matters set out in Regulations 155 and 156.
✅ Enrolment and orientation.
✅ Governance and management of the service, including confidentiality of records.
✅ The acceptance and refusal of authorisations.
✅ Payment of fees and provision of a statement of fees charged by the education and care service.
✅ Dealing with complaints.
✅ Safe arrival of children.

BUILDING PREMISES INFORMATION

Please supply plans prepared by a building practitioner which shows all of the following information:

✅ Tick All of the following Boxs:

✅ The location of all buildings, structures, outdoor play areas and shaded areas.
✅ The location of all entries and exits.
✅ The location of all fences and gates, specifying the type of fence or gate used or to be used.
✅ The location of toilet and washing facilities, nappy changing areas and any food preparation areas.
✅ The boundaries of the premises.
✅ The landscape of, or landscaping plans for, outdoor spaces that will be used by the education and care service, specifying the natural environments that are or will be provided.
✅ A floor plan, indicating unencumbered indoor and outdoor spaces suitable for children.
✅ The location of any associated children’s service.
✅ Calculations carried out by a building practitioner of the areas referred to in Regulations 107 and 108 relating to unencumbered indoor and outdoor space.
✅ The elevation plans of the premises.

Please provide at least one of the following:

✅ A soil assessment for the site of the proposed education and care service premises.
✅ If a soil assessment for the site of the proposed education and care service premises has previously been undertaken, a statement to that effect, specifying when the soil assessment was undertaken.
✅ A statement made by the Applicant that states that, to the best of the Applicant’s knowledge the site history does not indicate that the site is likely to be contaminated in a way that poses an unacceptable risk to the health of children.

BUILDING PREMISES INFORMATION
Is a planning permit required under the planning and development law of your jurisdiction?	Input: Yes
Is there a swimming pool or other water hazard situated on the proposed premises? (Note: restrictions on swimming pools apply in New South Wales and Tasmania)	Input: No
Do you have the right to occupy the premises?:	Input: Yes
Is the education and care service premises a Government or registered school?	Input: No
Is service located in multi-storey building? Option Yes Selected
Yes - Is service located in multi-storey building? Question 1: Is the Service (CB) to be located within a multistory building shared with other occupants?	Input Information According to Site
Yes - Is service located in multi-storey building? Question 2: How many storeys does the building have?	Input Information According to Site
Yes - Is service located in multi-storey building? Question 3: Is there Service (CB) to be located on more than 1 story?	Input Information According to Site
Yes - Is service located in multi-storey building? Question 4: What is the highest story on which children are being educated and cared for.	Inpit the Age groups that will be cared for on each level.

Service Approval Application

1) Summary