New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 52

52 Qualified staff

(1) The licensee of a centre based or mobile children’s service must ensure that the following number of teaching staff members are in attendance at the premises of the service while the service is being provided:

(a) 1, if there are 30 or more but less than 40 children (other than school children) being provided with the service,

(b) 2, if there are 40 or more but less than 60 children (other than school children) being provided with the service,

(c) 3, if there are 60 or more but less than 80 children (other than school children) being provided with the service,

(d) 4, if there are 80 or more children (other than school children) being provided with the service.

(2) The licensee of a centre based or mobile children’s service must ensure that at all times while a child under 2 years of age is being provided with the service at least one primary contact staff member is in attendance at the service who:

(a) is an enrolled nurse (mothercraft) within the meaning of the Nurses Act 1991 or an enrolled nurse within the meaning of that Act who has obtained:

(i) a Certificate IV from a TAFE establishment on completion of a course in Parenthood, or

(ii) a Certificate III from a registered training organisation on completion of a course in Children’s Services, or

(b) is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses Act 1991 who has had previous work experience in providing a children’s service or has other approved qualifications, or

(c) has obtained:

(i) a Child Care Certificate, a Certificate of Child Care Studies or an Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Studies) from a TAFE establishment, or

(ii) a Diploma of Community Services (Children’s Services) from a registered training organisation, or

(d) has some other approved qualification.

(3) The authorised supervisor of a centre based or mobile children’s service must ensure that at least one person who holds a current approved first aid qualification is on the premises of the service at all times while children provided with the service are on the premises.

(4) In this clause, "teaching staff member" of a children’s service means a member of staff of the service who:

(a) has a degree or diploma in early childhood education from a university following a course with a duration (on a full-time basis) of not less than 3 years, or

(b) has some other approved qualification, or

(c) has other approved training and other approved experience.