Queensland Consolidated Regulations

CHILD CARE REGULATION 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

           Division 1--Introduction

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Notes in text

           Division 2--Interpretation and application of provisions

   4.      Definitions
   5.      Requirements relating to a stated number of children
   6.      References to a child's age
   7.      References to age brackets

           Part 2--Centre based services

           Division 1--Programs

   8.      Licensee must ensure compliance—Act, s 89
   9.      Matters relevant to content of program
   10.     Specific requirements of program
   11.     Planning and development of program
   12.     Documentation of program
   13.     Giving information about program to parents and guardians

           Division 2--Standard requirements for groups and staffing levels
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   14.     Standard requirements—Act, s 61
   15.     Explanation about caring for children in groups
   16.     Reference to licensed capacity
           Subdivision 2--When is someone 'working with' children
   17.     Explanation
   18.     References to working with children
   19.     Rest pauses
   20.     Other temporary absences
           Subdivision 3--Standard requirements for service other than school age care service
   21.     Application of sdiv 3
   22.     Caring for children in groups
   23.     Inclusion of a child of a different age
   24.     Staffing requirements other than during a rest period
   25.     Staffing requirements during a rest period
   26.     Individual care
   27.     Emergency care
   28.     Extra group leader required for large service
           Subdivision 4--Standard requirements for school age care service
   29.     Application of sdiv 4
   30.     Number of carers
   31.     Emergency care
   32.     Presence of qualified staff member

           Division 3--Notices

   33.     Definitions for div 3
   34.     Licensee must comply
   34A.    Display of notice about staffing
   35.     Display of notice about groups
   36.     Display of notice about groups and emergency care
   37.     Notice to chief executive about groups
   38.     Notice about emergency care
   39.     Notice about rest pauses

           Division 4--Presence of qualified director or other qualified person at child care centre

   40.     Presence of qualified director or other qualified person—Act, s 64
   41.     Prescribed times

           Division 5--Arrival and departure of children

   42.     Definitions for div 5
   43.     Arriving at, or leaving, a child care centre
   44.     Arriving at, or leaving, another place

           Division 6--Buildings and facilities

   45.     Licensee must ensure compliance
   46.     Bedding
   47.     Bed linen
   48.     Telephone
   49.     Refrigerators
   50.     Laundry facilities
   50A.    Storage of soiled items
   51.     Bath for infants
   52.     Hand washing facilities
   53.     Other facilities
   54.     Harmful plants

           Division 7--Other health and safety matters

   55.     Licensee must ensure compliance
   56.     Health and hygiene practices
   57.     Cleaning and maintenance generally
   58.     Nappy change areas
   59.     Access to kitchen
   60.     Dangerous places and items must be inaccessible to children
   61.     Animals
   62.     Smoking
   63.     Food and nutrition

           Division 8--Miscellaneous

   64.     Exemptions—Act, s 188

           Part 3--Home based services

           Division 1--Activities and experiences

   65.     Licensee must ensure compliance—Act, s 98
   66.     Specific requirements of activities and experiences
   67.     Information about activities and experiences

           Division 2--Carers coming together

   68.     Application of div 2
   69.     Travelling time
   70.     Combined care with 2 carers
   71.     Combined care with at least 3 carers
   72.     Combined care while meeting excursion requirements
   73.     Limits on frequency of combined care
   74.     Licensee to be informed about place where combined care is regularly provided

           Division 3--Arrival and departure of children

   75.     Definitions for div 3
   76.     Arriving at, or leaving, a carer's home
   77.     Arriving at, or leaving, another place

           Division 4--Buildings and facilities

   78.     Licensee must ensure compliance
   79.     Bedding and bed linen
   80.     Telephone
   81.     Outdoor play areas
   82.     Other facilities
   83.     Harmful plants

           Division 5--Other health and safety matters

   84.     Licensee must ensure compliance
   85.     Health and hygiene practices
   86.     Cleaning and maintenance generally
   87.     Fire evacuation plan
   88.     Dangerous places and items must be inaccessible to children
   89.     Animals
   90.     Smoking
   91.     Food and nutrition

           Part 4--Other requirements applying to all services

           Division 1--Supervision during certain activities

   92.     Meaning of adult for div 1
   93.     Swimming
   94.     Information for parents and guardians about care provided away from principal place of care
   95.     Excursions and escorting to or from child care centre
   95A.    Excursions to adjoining schools
   96.     Transportation in a private vehicle

           Division 2--Illness or injury

   97.     Authority to give medical attention
   98.     Medical attention
   99.     Notice to parent or guardian

           Division 3--Records

   100.    Record keeping requirements—Act, s 85
   101.    Information about children in care
   102.    Other information—centre based service
   103.    Other information—home based service
   104.    Times for which records must be kept
   105.    Records for a centre based service must be kept at the centre
   106.    Personal information about child in care—Act, s 87

           Division 4--Information for parents and guardians

   106A.   Giving information to parents and guardians

           Part 5--Qualifications

           Division 1--Preliminary

   107.    Description of qualifications
   108.    List of qualifications

           Division 2--Approval of qualifications

   109.    Approval of equivalent qualifications
   110.    Approval of particular qualifications held by a person
   111.    Application for approval

           Division 3--Prescribed qualifications

   112.    Qualifications for assistant—Act, sch 2, definition qualified assistant
   113.    Qualifications for group leader—Act, sch 2, definition qualified group leader
   114.    Qualifications for director—Act, sch 2, definition qualified director
   115.    Qualifications for coordinator—Act, sch 2, definition qualified coordinator
   116.    Early childhood qualification for a coordinator—Act, s 67

           Division 4--Unqualified persons fulfilling requirements for qualified person

   117.    Operation of div—Act, s 70
   118.    Person engaged in a position
   119.    Person enrolled in a course of study

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   120.    Relevant areas of study
   121.    First aid training—Act, s 59
   122.    Certification of certain evidentiary documents—Act, ss 72 and 73

           Part 6--Miscellaneous

   123.    Notice of revocation or suspension of licence—Act, s 49
   124.    Insurance—Act, ss 82 and 102
   125.    Certification of copies of suitability notices—Act, ss 74 and 97
   126.    Prescribed entity for disclosing confidential information—Act, s 169
   126A.   Policies—Act, s 76
   127.    Fees

           Part 7--Transitional provisions

           Division 1--Transitional provision for Child Care Regulation 2003

   128.    Transitional—qualified staff member for s 32

           Division 2--Transitional provision for Child Care Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2005

   129.    First aid training
           SCHEDULE 1 GROUPS IN CHILD CARE CENTRES
           SCHEDULE 2 EXEMPTIONS
           SCHEDULE 3 FEES
           SCHEDULE 4 DICTIONARY
           Endnotes