New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 342A

342A 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 does not exceed 30 minutes in a day; and

(b) during each period away from working directly with children the program is maintained in a way that continues to support the safety, health and wellbeing of each child.

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