New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 290

290 General qualification requirements for educators--children over preschool age

(1) This regulation sets out the qualification requirement for educators at a centre-based service educating and caring for children over preschool age for the purposes of regulation 126(2).

(2) At least 50 per cent of the educators required to meet the educator to child ratio for children over preschool age must hold, or be actively working towards, one of the following--

(a) a qualification that is published under regulation 137(2) in the list of approved qualifications for educators working with children over preschool age for the Northern Territory; or

(b) a 2 year accredited post-secondary course in child care; or

(c) a post-secondary sports and recreation or teaching qualification.

(3) This regulation does not apply before 1 January 2014.