New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 153

153 Register of family day care educators, co-ordinators and educator assistants

(1) For the purposes of section 269(1)(a) of the Law, the register must include the following information in relation to each family day care educator engaged by or registered with the service--

(a) the full name, address and date of birth of the educator;

(b) the contact details of the educator;

(c) the address of the residence or approved family day care venue where the educator will be providing education and care to children as part of the service, including a statement as to whether it is a residence or a venue;

(d) the date that the educator was engaged by, or registered with, the service;

(e) the date that the educator ceased to be engaged by or registered with the service (if applicable);

(f) the days and hours when the educator will usually be providing education and care to children as part of the service;

(g) if the educator is an approved provider, the number of the provider approval and the date the approval was granted;

(i) evidence--

(i) of any relevant qualifications held by the educator; or

(ii) if applicable, that the educator is actively working towards that qualification as provided under regulation 10;

(j) evidence that the educator has completed--

(i) current approved first aid training; and

(ii) current approved anaphylaxis management training; and

(iii) current approved emergency asthma management training;

(k) evidence of any other training completed by the educator;

(l) a record of--

(i) if the service is located in a jurisdiction with a working with children law or a working with vulnerable people law, the identifying number of the current check conducted under that law and the expiry date of that check, if applicable, unless subparagraph (ii) applies; or

(ii) except in the case of a service located in New South Wales, Queensland or Tasmania, if the educator has provided proof of the educator's current teacher registration under an education law of a participating jurisdiction, the identifying number of the teacher registration and the expiry date of that registration; or

(iii) in the case of a service located in Tasmania, the identifying number of the educator's current working with vulnerable people registration and the expiry date of that registration (if applicable);

(la) in relation to a check or registration referred to in paragraph (l), the date that the check or registration was sighted by the approved provider or a nominated supervisor of the service;

(m) for each child educated and cared for by the educator as part of the family day care service--

(i) the child's name and date of birth; and

(ii) the days and hours that the educator usually provides education and care to that child;

(n) if the education and care is provided in a residence--

(i) the full names and dates of birth of all persons aged 18 years and over who normally reside at the family day care residence;

(ii) the full names and dates of birth of all children aged under 18 years who normally reside at the family day care residence;

(o) a record of--

(i) the identifying number of the current working with children check, current working with children card, current working with vulnerable people check or criminal history record check or current teacher registration of each person referred to in paragraph (n) who is required to provide the check, card, record or registration under regulation 163 and the date of expiry of that check, card or registration, if applicable; and

(ii) the date that the check, card, record or registration was sighted by the approved provider or a nominated supervisor of the service;

(p) evidence that the educator is adequately monitored and supported by a family day care co-ordinator while the educator is providing education and care to children, including the following information--

(i) the dates and times of any visits by the co-ordinator to the family day care residence or family day care venue for the purpose of monitoring or support;

(ii) the dates and times of any telephone calls between the co-ordinator and the educator for the purpose of monitoring or support;

(iii) details of any correspondence or written materials provided to the educator by the co-ordinator for the purpose of monitoring or support and the dates and times the correspondence or materials were provided to the educator.

(2) For the purposes of section 269(1)(b) of the Law, the register must include the following information in relation to each family day care co-ordinator employed or engaged by the service--

(a) the full name, address and date of birth of the co-ordinator;

(b) the contact details of the co-ordinator;

(c) the date that the co-ordinator was employed or engaged by the service;

(d) the date that the co-ordinator ceased to be employed or engaged by the service (if applicable);

(e) if the co-ordinator is an approved provider, the number of the provider approval and the date the approval was granted;

(f) evidence of any relevant qualifications held by the co-ordinator;

(g) if the co-ordinator will be providing education and care to children, evidence that the co-ordinator has completed--

(i) current approved first aid training; and

(ii) current approved anaphylaxis management training; and

(iii) current approved emergency asthma management training;

(h) evidence of any other training completed by the co-ordinator;

(i) a record of--

(i) if the service is located in a jurisdiction with a working with children law or a working with vulnerable people law, the identifying number of the current check conducted under that law and the expiry date of that check, if applicable, unless subparagraph (ii) applies; or

(ii) except in the case of a service located in New South Wales, Queensland or Tasmania, if the co-ordinator has provided proof of the co-ordinator's current teacher registration under an education law of a participating jurisdiction, the identifying number of the teacher registration and the expiry date of that registration; or

(iii) in the case of a service located in Tasmania, the identifying number of the co-ordinator's current working with vulnerable people registration and the expiry date of that registration (if applicable);

(j) in relation to a check or registration referred to in paragraph (i), the date that the check or registration was sighted by the approved provider or a nominated supervisor of the service.

(3) For the purposes of section 269(1)(c) of the Law, the register must include the following information in relation to each family day care educator assistant engaged by or registered with the service--

(a) the full name, address and date of birth of the educator assistant;

(b) the contact details of the educator assistant;

(c) the name of the family day care educator to be assisted by the educator assistant;

(d) the address of the residence or approved family day care venue where the educator assistant will be providing education and care to children as part of the service, including a statement as to whether it is a residence or a venue;

(e) the date that the educator assistant was engaged by or registered with the service;

(f) the date that the educator assistant ceased to be engaged by or registered with the service (if applicable);

(g) if the educator assistant is an approved provider, the number of the provider approval and the date the approval was granted;

(h) evidence of any relevant qualifications held by the educator assistant;

(i) evidence that the educator assistant has completed--

(i) current approved first aid training; and

(ii) current approved anaphylaxis management training; and

(iii) current approved emergency asthma management training;

(j) evidence of any other training completed by the educator assistant;

(k) a record of--

(i) if the service is located in a jurisdiction with a working with children law or a working with vulnerable people law, the identifying number of the current check conducted under that law and the expiry date of that check, if applicable, unless subparagraph (ii) applies; or

(ii) except in the case of a service located in New South Wales, Queensland or Tasmania, if the educator assistant has provided proof of the educator assistant's current teacher registration under an education law of a participating jurisdiction, the identifying number of the teacher registration and the expiry date of that registration; or

(iii) in the case of a service located in Tasmania, the identifying number of the educator assistant's current working with vulnerable people registration and the expiry date of that registration (if applicable);

(l) in relation to a check or registration referred to in paragraph (k), the date that the check or registration was sighted by the approved provider or a nominated supervisor of the service.

(4) Information held on the register in relation to a family day care educator, a family day care co-ordinator or a family day care educator assistant must be kept on the register until the end of 3 years after the date on which the family day care educator, the family day care co-ordinator or the family day care educator assistant ceased to be employed or engaged by or registered with the service.