Supervision
Your duty of care requires that staff at your centre attend to the children at all times. Effective supervision of children's environments can prevent or reduce the likelihood of an accident and injury to children.
Public liability
As a child care owner and operator, you need to be fully aware of your Public Liability responsibilities. Read about your responsibilities.
Occupational Health & Safety
The need to manage the health, safety and well being of staff is not new. This section provides some insight into the management, systems and specific hazards of OH&S.
Your Centre
The location of many centres in residential areas unfortunately makes them vulnerable to the risk of break and enter, and vandalism or malicious damage. Learn how to minimise these risks to your centre.
Incident & Claims
If an incident occurs at your centre it is important that you know what to do. If a claim or a complaint is made against your centre follow these simple guidelines.
- Emergency Evacuation Procedures in Child Care
- Excursions in Child Care
- Infection Control in Child Care
- Minimising Injuries & Accidents in Child Care
- Public Liability Risk
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Emergency Evacuation Procedures in Child Care
In any emergency situation the safety of the children in your care is the key focus. It is critical to have sound procedures in place to ensure the safe and timely evacuation of staff and children.
Excursions in Child Care
Excursions are organised for the enjoyment and education of the children in your care. Forward planning will help to ensure that the risks associated with outings and activities are minimised.
Infection Control in Child Care
Disease can easily spread in the child care environment, so all centres need to exercise ongoing vigilance in their hygiene practices.
Minimising Injuries & Accidents in Child Care
The very nature of childcare and ‘children at play’ means that accidents are sometimes unavoidable. This Q &A helps identify potenial hazards, both indoors and out.
Public liability risk
You have a responsibility to parents and other visitors to your centre. This survey can help you to understand aspects of public liability exposure, and identify any opportunities for improvement.
We will provide you with access to published articles and ‘real life’ case studies, this resource area highlights the real risks associated with the childcare...