EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS

Queensland Consolidated Regulations

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EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS

- Made under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)
- As at 1 October 2023
- Reg ecsnr of 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY
Editor’s note—
Guide to Chapter 1

1. Title
2. Authorising provisions
3. Commencement
4. Definitions
5. Services that are not education and care services
6. Eligible association
7. Prescribed rating system
8. National Quality Standard
9. Prescribed entities
10. Meaning of actively working towards a qualification
11. Meaning of in attendance at a centre-based service
12. Meaning of serious incident
13. Meaning of working directly with children

CHAPTER 2 - APPROVALS AND CERTIFICATES
Guide to Chapter 2

PART 2.1 - PROVIDER APPROVALS

14. Application for provider approval by individual
15. Application for provider approval by person other than an individual
16. Matters relating to criminal history
17. Application for amendment of provider approval
18. Maximum period of suspension of provider approval
19. Application for voluntary suspension of provider approval
20. Application by individual executor for provider approval
21. Application by executor other than an individual for provider approval
22. Application by individual for provider approval on incapacity of approved provider
23. Application by person other than an individual for provider approval on incapacity of approved provider

PART 2.2 - SERVICE APPROVALS

Division 1 - Applications for service approvals

24. Application for service approval—centre-based service
25. Additional information about proposed education and care service premises
25A. Application for service approval for a centre-based service—relocation of existing centre-based service
26. Application for service approval—family day care service
27. Additional matters to have regard to in determining application for service approval
28. Additional grounds for refusal to grant service approval
29. Condition on service approval—insurance
30. Condition on service approval—family day care educator insurance
31. Condition on service approval—quality improvement plan
32. Condition on service approval—entitlement to occupy premises
32A. Condition on service approval—maximum number of family day care educators
33. Annual fees

Division 2 - Amendment of service approval and notice of change to nominated supervisor

34. Prescribed information for application to amend service approval
35. Notice of addition of new nominated supervisor

Division 3 - Transfer of service approval

36. Notice of transfer of service approval—centre-based service
37. Notice of transfer of service approval—family day care service
38. Notification of decision to intervene in transfer of service approval

Division 4 - Suspension of service approval

39. Maximum period of suspension of service approval
40. Application for voluntary suspension of service approval

Division 5 - Service waiver

41. Service waiver—prescribed regulations
42. Prescribed information—application for service waiver
43. Prescribed period—revocation of service waiver

Division 6 - Temporary waiver

44. Temporary waiver—prescribed regulations
45. Application for temporary waiver

PART 2.3 - (Repealed)

CHAPTER 3 - ASSESSMENTS AND RATINGS
Guide to Chapter 3

PART 3.1 - QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLANS

55. Quality improvement plans
56. Review and revision of quality improvement plans

PART 3.2 - PRESCRIBED RATING LEVELS

57. Rating levels
58. Prescribed provisional rating
59. Significant Improvement Required
60. Working Towards National Quality Standard
61. Meeting National Quality Standard
62. Exceeding National Quality Standard

PART 3.3 - ASSESSMENT

Division 1 - Assessment

63. Assessing approved education and care services
64. Matters for determination of rating
65. Assessment and rating of new education and care services

Division 2 - Reassessment

66. Application for reassessment
67. Reassessment by Regulatory Authority

PART 3.4 - REVIEW OF RATINGS

Division 1 - Review of ratings by Regulatory Authority

68. Prescribed information for request for review of rating

Division 2 - Review of ratings by Ratings Review Panel

69. Application for further review by Ratings Review Panel
70. Prescribed areas of expertise or expert knowledge of Ratings Review Panel pool

PART 3.5 - HIGHEST RATING

70A. Prescribed rating levels for application for highest rating
71. Application or re-application for the highest rating

PART 3.6 - OFFENCES

72. Offences in relation to giving false or misleading statements about ratings

CHAPTER 4 - OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Guide to Chapter 4

PART 4.1AA - LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE

72A. Location of principal office of family day care service

PART 4.1 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND PRACTICE

73. Educational program
74. Documenting of child assessments or evaluations for delivery of educational program
75. Information about educational program to be kept available
76. Information about educational program to be given to parents

PART 4.2 - CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY

Division 1 - Health, safety and wellbeing of children

77. Health, hygiene and safe food practices
78. Food and beverages
79. Service providing food and beverages
80. Weekly menu
81. (Repealed)
82. Tobacco, drug and alcohol-free environment
83. Staff members and family day care educators not to be affected by alcohol or drugs
84. Awareness of child protection law

Division 1A - Sleep and rest

84A. Sleep and rest
84B. Sleep and rest policies and procedures
84C. Risk assessment for purposes of sleep and rest policies and procedures
84D. Prohibition of bassinets

Division 2 - Incidents, injury, trauma and illness

85. Incident, injury, trauma and illness policies and procedures
86. Notification to parents of incident, injury, trauma and illness
87. Incident, injury, trauma and illness record
88. Infectious diseases
89. First aid kits

Division 3 - Medical conditions policy

90. Medical conditions policy
91. Medical conditions policy to be provided to parents

Division 4 - Administration of medication

92. Medication record
93. Administration of medication
94. Exception to authorisation requirement—anaphylaxis or asthma emergency
95. Procedure for administration of medication
96. Self-administration of medication

Division 5 - Emergencies and communication

97. Emergency and evacuation procedures
98. Telephone or other communication equipment

Division 6 - Collection of children from premises and excursions

99. Children leaving the education and care service premises
100. Risk assessment must be conducted before excursion
101. Conduct of risk assessment for excursion
102. Authorisation for excursions

Division 6A - Safe arrival of children

102AA. Definition
102AAB. Safe arrival of children policies and procedures
102AAC. Risk assessment for the purposes of safe arrival of children policies and procedures

Division 7 - Transportation of children other than as part of an excursion

102A. Application of Division
102B. Transport risk assessment must be conducted before service transports child
102C. Conduct of risk assessment for transporting of children by the education and care service
102D. Authorisation for service to transport children
102E. Children embarking a means of transport—centre-based service
102F. Children disembarking a means of transport—centre-based service

PART 4.3 - PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Division 1 - Centre-based services and family day care services

103. Premises, furniture and equipment to be safe, clean and in good repair
104. Fencing
105. Furniture, materials and equipment
106. Laundry and hygiene facilities
107. Space requirements—indoor space
108. Space requirements—outdoor space
109. Toilet and hygiene facilities
110. Ventilation and natural light

Division 2 - Additional requirements for centre-based services

111. Administrative space
112. Nappy change facilities
113. Outdoor space—natural environment
114. Outdoor space—shade
115. Premises designed to facilitate supervision

Division 3 - Additional provisions for family day care services

116. Assessments of family day care residences and approved family day care venues
116A. Inspection of swimming pools, water features and other potential water hazards at family day care residences and approved family day care venues
116B. Inspection report
116C. Compliance with fencing requirements for swimming pools at family day care residences and approved family day care venues
117. Glass

PART 4.3A - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS IN DAY-TO-DAY CHARGE AND NOMINATED SUPERVISORS

117A. Placing a person in day-to-day charge
117B. Minimum requirements for a person in day-to-day charge
117C. Minimum requirements for a nominated supervisor

PART 4.4 - STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS

Division 1 - Educational leader

118. Educational leader

Division 2 - Age and supervision requirements

119. Family day care educator and family day care educator assistant to be at least 18 years old
120. Educators who are under 18 to be supervised

Division 3 - Minimum number of educators and family day care co-ordinators required

121. Application of Division 3
122. Educators must be working directly with children to be included in ratios
123. Educator to child ratios—centre-based services
123A. Family day care co-ordinator to educator ratios—family day care service
124. Number of children who can be educated and cared for—family day care educator

Division 4 - Educational qualifications for educators

125. Application of Division 4
126. Centre-based services—general educator qualifications
126A. Illness or absence of a qualified educator who is required to meet the relevant educator to child ratio
127. Family day care educator qualifications
128. Family day care co-ordinator qualifications

Division 5 - Requirements for educators who are early childhood teachers.

129. Application of Division 5
130. Requirement for early childhood teacher—centre-based services—fewer than 25 approved places
131. Requirement for early childhood teacher—centre-based services—25 or more approved places but fewer than 25 children
132. Requirement for early childhood teacher—centre-based services—25 to 59 children
133. Requirement for early childhood teacher—centre-based services—60 to 80 children
134. Requirement for early childhood teacher—centre-based services—more than 80 children
135. Illness or absence of early childhood teacher or suitably qualified person

Division 6 - First aid qualifications

136. First aid qualifications

Division 7 - Approval and determination of qualifications

137. Approval of qualifications
138. Application for qualification to be assessed for inclusion on the list of approved qualifications
139. Application for determination of equivalent qualification
140. Application for determination of an equivalent qualification
141. Additional information for application for determination of equivalent qualification
142. Translations of documents
143. Certification of documents

Division 7A - Minimum requirements for a family day care educator

143A. Minimum requirements for a family day care educator
143B. Ongoing management of family day care educators

Division 8 - Family day care educator assistant

144. Family day care educator assistant

Division 9 - Staff and educator records—centre-based services

145. Staff record
146. Nominated supervisor
147. Staff members
148. Educational leader
149. Volunteers and students
150. Responsible person
151. Record of educators working directly with children
152. Record of access to early childhood teachers
152A. Record of replacement of educator
152B. Record of replacement of early childhood teacher or suitably qualified person

Division 10 - Register of family day care educators, co-ordinators and assistants and records of family day care service

153. Register of family day care educators, co-ordinators and educator assistants
154. Record of staff engaged or employed by family day care service

PART 4.5 - RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN

155. Interactions with children
156. Relationships in groups

PART 4.6 - COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

157. Access for parents

PART 4.7 - GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

Division 1 - Management of services

Subdivision 1 - Attendance and enrolment records

158. Children’s attendance record to be kept by approved provider
159. Children’s attendance record to be kept by family day care educator
160. Child enrolment records to be kept by approved provider and family day care educator
161. Authorisations to be kept in enrolment record
162. Health information to be kept in enrolment record

Subdivision 2 - Residents at family day care residences and family day care educator assistants

163. Residents at family day care residence and family day care educator assistants to be fit and proper persons
164. Requirement for notice in relation to persons at residence
165. Record of visitors
166. Children not to be alone with visitors

Subdivision 3 - Record of service’s compliance

167. Record of service’s compliance

Division 2 - Policies and procedures

168. Education and care service must have policies and procedures
169. Additional policies and procedures—family day care service
170. Policies and procedures to be followed
171. Policies and procedures to be kept available
172. Notification of change to policies or procedures

Division 3 - Information and record-keeping requirements

Subdivision 1 - Display and reporting of prescribed information

173. Prescribed information to be displayed—education and care service other than a family day care service
173A. Prescribed information to be displayed—family day care service
174. Time to notify certain circumstances to Regulatory Authority
174A. Prescribed information to accompany notice
175. Prescribed information to be notified to Regulatory Authority
176. Time to notify certain information to Regulatory Authority
176A. Prescribed information to be notified to approved provider by family day care educator

Subdivision 2 - Prescribed records

177. Prescribed enrolment and other documents to be kept by approved provider
178. Prescribed enrolment and other documents to be kept by family day care educator
179. Family day care educator to provide documents on leaving service

Subdivision 3 - Insurance information

180. Evidence of prescribed insurance

Subdivision 4 - Confidentiality and storage of records

181. Confidentiality of records kept by approved provider
182. Confidentiality of records kept by family day care educator
183. Storage of records and other documents
184. Storage of records after service approval transferred

Subdivision 5 - Law and regulations to be available

185. Law and regulations to be available

CHAPTER 5 - REVIEW, ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE
Guide to Chapter 5

PART 5.1 - INTERNAL REVIEW

186. Application for internal review of reviewable decision

PART 5.2 - ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE

187. Prescribed form of identity card
188. Compliance directions
189. Application to cancel prohibition notice
190. Infringement offences
191. False or misleading information or documents

CHAPTER 6 - ADMINISTRATION
Guide to Chapter 6

PART 6.1 - AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AND CARE QUALITY AUTHORITY

192. Co-operation with prescribed classes of body
193. Allocating, transferring or reimbursing money to a participating jurisdiction
194. Investment of Authority Fund

PART 6.2 - INFORMATION, RECORDS AND PRIVACY—NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES

Division 1 - Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988

195. Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988
196. Modifications relating to National Education and Care Services Privacy Commissioner and staff
197. Modifications about financial matters
198. Modifications about annual report
199. Modifications relating to National Authority and Regulatory Authorities
200. Modifications relating to determinations
201. Miscellaneous modifications
202. Relevant administrative tribunal
203. Regulations

Division 2 - Application of Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982

204. Application of Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982
205. Modifications relating to National Education and Care Services Freedom of Information Commissioner and staff
206. Modifications about financial matters
207. Modifications about annual report
208. Modifications relating to National Authority and Regulatory Authorities
209. Miscellaneous modifications
210. Relevant administrative tribunal
211. Regulations

Division 3 - Application of New South Wales State Records Act 1998

212. Application of State Records Act
213. Modifications relating to State Records Authority and its Board and Director
214. Modifications relating to National Authority
215. Modifications relating to Ministerial Council
216. Miscellaneous modifications
217. Regulations

Division 4 - Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act 1976

218. Application of Commonwealth Ombudsman Act
219. Modifications relating to Education and Care Services Ombudsman and staff
220. Modifications about financial matters
221. Modifications about annual report
222. Modifications relating to National Authority and Regulatory Authorities
223. Miscellaneous modifications
224. Relevant administrative tribunal
225. Regulations

Division 5 - Publication of information

226. Publication of information
227. Compliance and enforcement information
228. Timing of publication where internal or external review of enforcement action is available

Division 6 - Registers

229. Register of approved providers
230. Register of approved education and care services
231. (Repealed)

PART 6.3 - FEES

Division 1 - Provisions applying generally to fees

232. Definitions
233. Calculation of indexation factor for a financial year
234. Fee amount to be rounded down to nearest whole dollar
235. Late payment fees (annual fees)
236. Waiver, reduction, deferral and refund of fees
236A. Publication of prescribed and other required fees

Division 2 - Prescribed and other fees between 17 April 2023 and 30 June 2023

236B. Prescribed fees and other fees between 17 April 2023 and 30 June 2023

Division 3 - Prescribed and other fees on and after 1 July 2023

236C. Prescribed fee—application for provider approval
236D. Prescribed fees—application for service approval
236E. Prescribed annual fees
236F. Prescribed fee—application for amendment of service approval
236G. Prescribed fee—notification of intended transfer of service approval
236H. Prescribed fee—application for service waiver
236I. Prescribed fee—application for temporary waiver
236J. Prescribed fee—application to extend temporary waiver
236K. Prescribed fee—application for reassessment and re-rating
236L. Prescribed fee—application for review by the Ratings Review Panel of rating level
236M. Prescribed fees—copy of or extract from registers
236N. Prescribed fees for other applications
236O. Relevant fee for an application for qualification to be assessed for inclusion on the list of approved qualifications
236P. Relevant fee—application for determination of equivalent qualification

PART 6.4 - DELEGATIONS

237. Delegation

CHAPTER 7 - JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC AND TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS
Guide to Chapter 7

PART 7.1 - GENERAL TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS

Division 1 - (Repealed)

Division 1A - (Repealed)

Division 2 - Staffing arrangements

239. Centre-based service offering a preschool program in a composite class in a school
239A. Centre-based services in remote and very remote areas—attendance of early childhood teachers
240. Centre-based services in remote and very remote areas—qualifications for educators
241. Persons taken to hold an approved early childhood teaching qualification
242. Persons taken to be early childhood teachers
243. Persons taken to hold an approved diploma level education and care qualification
243A. Persons taken to hold an approved diploma level education and care qualification for regulation 128 in Queensland
244. Persons taken to hold an approved certificate III level education and care qualification
245. (Repealed)
246. (Repealed)
247. (Repealed)

Division 3 - Physical environment

248. Centre-based service offering a preschool program in a composite class in a school
249. Declared approved services (other than declared approved family day care services)
250. Declared approved family day care services
251. Declared out of scope services

Division 4 - Information retention and sharing

252. Information held by Regulatory Authority or regulatory body
253. Information kept by approved provider

Division 5 - Declared approved learning frameworks

254. Declared approved learning frameworks

Division 6 - Fees

255. Fees for application for provider approval for declared out of scope service

Division 7 - General provisions relating to exemptions

256. Publication where service taken to comply with regulations
257. Application for removal of exemption

PART 7.2 - AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY—SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Application of Part 7.2

258. Application of Part 7.2
259. Definitions

Division 2 - Children over preschool age—minimum number of educators and qualifications required

260. Educator to child ratio—children over preschool age—centre-based services
261. General qualifications for educators—children over preschool age—centre-based services
262. Required qualifications to be a qualified educator for children over preschool age

Division 3 - Transitional provisions—staffing arrangements

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

263. (Repealed)
264. General qualifications for educators—centre-based services
265. Required qualifications to be a qualified educator—unexpected absence of qualified educator
266. (Repealed)
267. Early childhood teacher—60 or more children

Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)

Subdivision 3 - (Repealed)

PART 7.3 - NEW SOUTH WALES—SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Application of Part 7.3

270. Application of Part 7.3

Division 2 - Minimum number of educators and qualifications and training required

271. Educator to child ratios—children aged 36 months or more but less than 6 years
272. Early childhood teachers—children preschool age or under

Division 3 - Additional ongoing requirements

273. (Repealed)
274. Swimming pools
274A. Programs for children over preschool age

Division 4 - Transitional and saving provisions—staffing arrangements

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

275. (Repealed)
276. (Repealed)
277. (Repealed)
278. Qualifications for primary contact staff members—saving
279. (Repealed)

Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)

Division 5 - (Repealed)

Division 6 - Transitional provisions—physical environment

285. Space requirements
286. School based children’s services operating before 1 July 2008—saving
287. Declared out of scope services—indoor space requirements

PART 7.4 - NORTHERN TERRITORY—SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Application of Part 7.4

288. Application of Part 7.4

Division 2 - Children over preschool age—educator qualification and other requirements

289. (Repealed)
289A. Programs for children over preschool age
290. General qualification requirements for educators—children over preschool age

Division 3 - Transitional and saving provisions—staffing arrangements

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

291. (Repealed)
292. (Repealed)
293. (Repealed)
294. Early childhood teacher—60 or more children

Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)

PART 7.5 - QUEENSLAND—SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Application of Part 7.5

297. Application of Part 7.5

Division 2 - Children over preschool age—educator qualification and other requirements

298. (Repealed)
298A. Programs for children over preschool age
299. General qualification requirements for educators—children over preschool age

Division 2A - Rest period conditions

Subdivision 1 - Definitions

299A. Definitions

Subdivision 2 - Service approval with rest period condition

299B. Application of Subdivision 2
299C. Educator to child ratios during rest period
299D. Additional staff members or volunteers
299E. Qualifications for educators

Subdivision 3 - Rest pauses and short absences

299F. Educator to child ratios when educator, early childhood teacher or suitably qualified person on rest pause
299G. Access to or attendance of early childhood teacher or suitably qualified person on rest pause
299H. Educator to child ratios when educator, early childhood teacher or suitably qualified person absent for 5 minutes or less
299I. Access to or attendance of early childhood teacher or suitably qualified person absent for 5 minutes or less

Division 3 - Transitional provisions—staffing arrangements—general

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

300. Educator to child ratios—children aged 15 months to 24 months
301. (Repealed)
302. (Repealed)
303. (Repealed)
304. Early childhood teacher—60 or more children

Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)

Division 4 - (Repealed)

PART 7.6 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA—SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Application of Part 7.6

318. Application of Part 7.6
319. Definitions

Division 2 - Children over preschool age—qualifications required

320. (Repealed)
321. General qualification requirements for educators—children over preschool age

Division 3 - Minimum number of educators and qualifications required—preschool age or under

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

322. (Repealed)
323. (Repealed)
324. Early childhood teachers—preschools

Subdivision 2 - Family day care services

325. (Repealed)

Division 3A - Minimum number of educators during short absences

325A. Educator to child ratios during short absence of educators

Division 3B - Additional ongoing requirements

325B. Programs for children over preschool age

Division 4 - Transitional and saving provisions—staffing arrangements

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

326. (Repealed)
327. (Repealed)
328. (Repealed)
329. (Repealed)
330. (Repealed)
331. (Repealed)
332. Early childhood teacher—60 or more but fewer than 81 children
333. Early childhood teacher in attendance—more than 80 children
333A. (Repealed)

Subdivision 2 - Family day care services

334. Educator to child ratios—exemption condition for family day care services
335. Transitional provision—educator to child ratios—Regulatory Authority may continue to exempt family day care service
336. (Repealed)

Division 5 - Saving provisions—physical environment

337. Centre-based services indoor and outdoor space requirements
338. Preschool indoor and outdoor space requirements
339. Over preschool age—indoor and outdoor space requirements

PART 7.7 - TASMANIA—SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Application of Part 7.7

340. Application of Part 7.7

Division 2 - Staffing arrangements

341. (Repealed)
342. Educator to child ratio—children preschool age and under who are 36 months of age or over
342A. Educator to child ratios during short absence of educators
343. Qualifications for educators—preschools
344. Working with vulnerable people registration—staff members

Division 3 - Swimming pools

345. Swimming pool prohibition

Division 3A - Additional ongoing requirements

345A. Programs for children over preschool age

Division 4 - Transitional provisions—staffing arrangements

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

346. (Repealed)
347. (Repealed)
348. (Repealed)
349. Early childhood teacher in attendance—60 or more children

Subdivision 2 - (Repealed)

Division 5 - Transitional provisions—physical environment

353. (Repealed)

PART 7.8 - VICTORIA—SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Application of Part 7.8

354. Application of Part 7.8

Division 2 - Minimum number of educators and qualifications required

355. (Repealed)
356. Qualifications for educators—children over preschool age
357. Educator to child ratio—children aged over 24 months but less than 36 months

Division 3 - Other staffing arrangements

358. Working with children check to be read
359. Criminal history record check to be read and considered

Division 3A - Additional ongoing requirements

359A. Programs for children over preschool age

Division 4 - Transitional and saving provisions—staffing arrangements

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

360. (Repealed)
361. (Repealed)
362. (Repealed)
363. Early childhood teacher in attendance—60 or more children
364. Educational qualifications—centre-based services—saving of existing experience and qualification

Subdivision 2 - Family day care services

365. (Repealed)
366. Qualifications for family day care educators—saving of existing experience and qualifications

PART 7.9 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA—SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Application of Part 7.9

367. Application of Part 7.9
368. Definitions

Division 2 - Minimum number of educators and qualifications required—children over preschool age

369. Educator to child ratios—children over preschool age
370. General qualification requirements for educators—children over preschool age

Division 3 - Minimum number of educators and qualifications required—centre-based services—children preschool age or under

371. (Repealed)
372. Educator to child ratio—pre-kindergarten programme or kindergarten programme provided by a school
373. Early childhood teachers—pre-kindergarten programme or kindergarten programme provided by a school

Division 3A - Additional ongoing requirements

373A. Programs for children over preschool age

Division 4 - Transitional provisions—staffing arrangements

Subdivision 1 - Centre-based services

374. (Repealed)
375. (Repealed)
376. (Repealed)
377. (Repealed)
378. (Repealed)
379. Educators required to be early childhood teachers

Subdivision 2 - Family day care services

380. (Repealed)
381. (Repealed)
382. (Repealed)

Division 5 - Saving provision—physical environment

383. Saving provision—education and care services provided by a school

PART 7.10 - TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS—EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2017

Division 1 - General

384. (Repealed)

Division 2 - Australian Capital Territory

385. (Repealed)
386. (Repealed)

Division 3 - New South Wales

387. Application of Division
388. Educator to child ratios—centre-based services

Division 4 - Queensland

389. (Repealed)
390. (Repealed)

Division 5 - Tasmania

391. (Repealed)
392. (Repealed)

Division 6 - Western Australia

393. (Repealed)
394. (Repealed)

PART 7.11 - TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS—EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL FURTHER AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2017

395. Definition
396. Quality improvement plan held prior to commencement day
397. Assessments commenced prior to commencement day
398. Reassessment or partial reassessment commenced prior to commencement day
399. Partial reassessment between the commencement day and the relevant day
400. Suspension of initial assessment or reassessment commenced prior to commencement day
401. Suspension of partial reassessment commenced prior to commencement day
402. Prescribed provisional rating level held prior to commencement day
403. Prescribed rating level held prior to commencement day

PART 7.12 - TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS—EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2019

Division 1 - Australian Capital Territory

404. (Repealed)
405. (Repealed)

Division 2 - Queensland

406. (Repealed)
407. (Repealed)

Division 3 - Tasmania

408. (Repealed)
409. (Repealed)

Division 4 - Western Australia

410. (Repealed)
411. (Repealed)

PART 7.13 - TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS—EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2021

Division 1 - General transitional and savings provision

412. Requirement to display information in relation to the rating of an education and care service

Division 2 - Northern Territory

413. Application of Division
414. Transportation of and taking children from education and care service premises
Note

PART 7.14 - TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS—EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2023

Division 1 - General

415. Family day care educator qualifications

PART 7.15 - TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS—EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL FURTHER AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2023

416. First aid qualifications
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