New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 325A

325A Educator to child ratios during short absence of educators

(1) A centre-based service is taken to meet the relevant educator to child ratio while an educator is not working directly with children if--

(a) the educator's total periods away from working directly with children do not exceed 30 minutes in a day; and

(b) during each period away from working directly with children, the educator is available to attend to children immediately if required.

(2) For the purpose of a rating assessment under Part 5 of the Law, the centre-based service is taken to comply with regulation 123.

Note : See Division 7 of Part 7.1.