EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 368 Definitions

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 368

368 Definitions

In this Part--


"kindergarten programme" has the same meaning as it has in the School Education Regulations 2000 of Western Australia;


"pre-kindergarten programme" means an educational programme provided by a school for children aged 36 months and over before the pre-compulsory education period within the meaning of the School Education Act 1999 of Western Australia;


"pre-primary programme" has the same meaning as it has in the School Education Regulations 2000 of Western Australia;


"preschool" means an education and care service that is a preschool program provided by a school or a community kindergarten;


"provided by a school" includes provided by a recognised school system or the Chief Executive Officer of the department referred to in section 228 of the School Education Act 1999 of Western Australia or the Minister administering that Act;


"school" means a school or community kindergarten established or registered pursuant to the School Education Act 1999 of Western Australia;


"secondary programme" has the same meaning as it has in the School Education Regulations 2000 of Western Australia.

Note : The Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012 of Western Australia include the following regulation 368A--

"368A Exceeding National Quality Standard: educational program and practice quality area

(1) For Western Australia, an education and care service is entitled to be given an Exceeding National Quality Standard for the educational program and practice quality area if--

(a) the service has a documented arrangement for a kindergarten programme to be provided by a school for children who are educated and cared for by the service; and

(b) if the arrangement is generally available to children educated and cared for by the service, the service informs parents of the arrangement.

(2) This regulation is in addition to regulation 62(2).".