Western Australian Current Regulations

CHILD CARE SERVICES (CHILD CARE) REGULATIONS 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Saving  
   5.      Term used: on duty  
   6.      Child care services: section 4

   PART 2 -- Licences

           Division 1 -- Prescribed matters  

   7.      Prescribed qualifications: section 12(2)(c)  
           8. Prescribed details: section 33

           Division 2 -- Licence applications and renewal applications  

   9.      Prescribed time for renewal applications  
   10.     Documents and information to accompany licence application  
   11.     Documents and information to accompany renewal application

           Division 3 -- Matters ancillary to licence applications  

   13.     Referees

           Division 4 -- Surrenders  

   17.     Surrender of licences

   PART 3 -- Obligations of licensee

           Division 1 -- General obligations  

   18.     Exemptions  
   19.     Notification of change of circumstances  
   20.     Notification of harm to enrolled child  
   21.     Visual images of enrolled child

           Division 2 -- Staffing requirements  

   22.     Presence of supervising officer at place  
   23.     Staff supervision of enrolled children  
   24.     Staff under 18 years of age  
   25.     Additional staff  
   26.     Food preparation staff  
   27.     Absent or indisposed staff  
   30.     First aid officers  
   31.     Medical clearance for contact staff and staff preparing food

           Division 3 -- Requirements for place  

   32.     Play areas on place  
   33.     Exits  
   34.     Shade  
   35.     Fencing  
   36.     Swimming pools  
   37.     Smoke or fire detectors  
   38.     Staff room  
   39.     Area for administration etc.  
   40.     Kitchen  
   41.     Laundry  
   42.     Windows  
   43.     Bathroom facilities  
   44.     Hot water  
   45.     Storage  
   46.     Electrical installations  
   47.     General purpose power outlets  
   48.     Telephone  
   49.     Heating  
   50.     Fans

           Division 4 -- Other obligations relating to the place  

   51.     Display of licence  
   52.     Place not to be used as a residence  
   53.     First aid kit  
   54.     Furniture  
   55.     Storage of tools and dangerous materials  
   56.     Outdoor playground equipment  
   57.     Animals on place  
   58.     Plants  
   59.     Cleanliness, maintenance and repair of place  
   60.     People convicted of a prescribed offence  
   61.     Application to modify the place

           Division 5 -- Operating procedures  

   62.     Compliance with procedures  
   63.     Emergency procedures and rehearsals  
   64.     Behaviour management procedures  
   65.     Procedure for dealing with parent’s concerns  
   66.     Transport procedures

           Division 6 -- Administration of service  

   67.     Enrolment form  
   68.     Record of medication  
   69.     Record of injury or accident  
   70.     Record of attendance  
   71.     Record of excursions  
   72.     Other records  
   73.     Storing records  
   74.     Confidentiality of records  
   75.     Falsification of records  
   76.     Information for parents  
   77.     Parent visit  
   78.     Insurance

   PART 4 -- Operating the service

           Division 1 -- Children at care session  

   79.     Children who are not enrolled children  
   80.     Primary school age enrolled child

           Division 2 -- Contact staff requirements  

   81.     Minimum contact staff members required  
   81A.    Contact staff requirements in certain circumstances  
   82.     Contact staff arrangements during lunch period

           Division 3 -- Programmes and behaviour management  

   83.     Programme of activities  
   84.     Play equipment and materials  
   85.     Managing the behaviour of children

           Division 4 -- Excursions  

   86.     Excursions  
   87.     First aid kit on excursions  
   88.     Excursion plans  
   89.     Contact staff requirements for excursions  
   90.     Mobile telephones for excursions  
   91.     Transport of enrolled children

           Division 5 -- Water activities  

   92.     Wading or paddling pools at the place  
   93.     Contact staff requirements for water play  
   94.     Contact staff requirements for water activity excursion

           Division 6 -- Safety and health of enrolled children  

   95.     Long attendance of enrolled child  
   96.     Protection of enrolled children leaving place  
   97A.    Medication  
   97.     Illness or accident to enrolled child  
   98.     Nutrition and food service  
   99.     Hygiene standards  
   100.    Alcohol and drugs  
   101.    Smoking  
   102.    Trampolines

   PART 5 -- Other matters  

   103.    Medical examination  
   104.    Notification of convictions  
   105.    Continued operation of service in certain circumstances  
   106.    Licences in force immediately before 1 August 2012  
   107.    Certain new child care services taken to be licensed for a period of time
           Defined terms  
           Child Care Services Act 2007
           Child Care Services (Child Care) Regulations 2006 PART 1 -- Preliminary