EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 153
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 153
153 . Register of family day care educators, co-ordinators and educator assistants
(1) For the purposes
of section 269(1)(a) of the Law, the register must include the following
information in relation to each family day care educator engaged by or
registered with the service —
(a) the
full name, address and date of birth of the educator;
(b) the
contact details of the educator;
(c) the
address of the residence or approved family day care venue where the educator
will be providing education and care to children as part of the service,
including a statement as to whether it is a residence or a venue;
(d) the
date that the educator was engaged by, or registered with, the service;
(e) the
date that the educator ceased to be engaged by or registered with the service
(if applicable);
(f) the
days and hours when the educator will usually be providing education and care
to children as part of the service;
(g) if
the educator is an approved provider, the number of the provider approval and
the date the approval was granted;
[(h) deleted]
(i)
evidence —
(i)
of any relevant qualifications held by the educator; or
(ii)
if applicable, that the educator is actively working
towards that qualification as provided under regulation 10;
(j)
evidence that the educator has completed —
(i)
current approved first aid training; and
(ii)
current approved anaphylaxis management training; and
(iii)
current approved emergency asthma management training;
(k)
evidence of any other training completed by the educator;
(l) a
record of —
(i)
if the service is located in a jurisdiction with a
working with children law or a working with vulnerable people law, the
identifying number of the current check conducted under that law and the
expiry date of that check, if applicable, unless subparagraph (ii)
applies; or
(ii)
except in the case of a service located in New South
Wales, Queensland or Tasmania, if the educator has provided proof of the
educator’s current teacher registration under an education law of a
participating jurisdiction, the identifying number of the teacher registration
and the expiry date of that registration; or
(iii)
in the case of a service located in Tasmania, the
identifying number of the educator’s current working with vulnerable
people registration and the expiry date of that registration (if applicable);
(la) in
relation to a check or registration referred to in paragraph (l), the
date that the check or registration was sighted by the approved provider or a
nominated supervisor of the service;
(m) for
each child educated and cared for by the educator as part of the family day
care service —
(i)
the child’s name and date of birth; and
(ii)
the days and hours that the educator usually provides
education and care to that child;
(n) if
the education and care is provided in a residence —
(i)
the full names and dates of birth of all persons aged
18 years and over who normally reside at the family day care residence;
(ii)
the full names and dates of birth of all children aged
under 18 years who normally reside at the family day care residence;
(o) a
record of —
(i)
the identifying number of the current working with
children check, current working with children card, current working with
vulnerable people check or criminal history record check or current teacher
registration of each person referred to in paragraph (n) who is required
to provide the check, card, record or registration under regulation 163
and the date of expiry of that check, card or registration, if applicable; and
(ii)
the date that the check, card, record or registration was
sighted by the approved provider or a nominated supervisor of the service;
(p)
evidence that the educator is adequately monitored and supported by a family
day care co‑ordinator while the educator is providing education and care
to children, including the following information —
(i)
the dates and times of any visits by the
co‑ordinator to the family day care residence or family day care venue
for the purpose of monitoring or support;
(ii)
the dates and times of any telephone calls between the
co‑ordinator and the educator for the purpose of monitoring or support;
(iii)
details of any correspondence or written materials
provided to the educator by the co‑ordinator for the purpose of
monitoring or support and the dates and times the correspondence or materials
were provided to the educator.
(2) For the purposes
of section 269(1)(b) of the Law, the register must include the following
information in relation to each family day care co‑ordinator employed or
engaged by the service —
(a) the
full name, address and date of birth of the co‑ordinator;
(b) the
contact details of the co‑ordinator;
(c) the
date that the co‑ordinator was employed or engaged by the service;
(d) the
date that the co‑ordinator ceased to be employed or engaged by the
service (if applicable);
(e) if
the co‑ordinator is an approved provider, the number of the provider
approval and the date the approval was granted;
(f)
evidence of any relevant qualifications held by the co‑ordinator;
(g) if
the co‑ordinator will be providing education and care to children,
evidence that the co‑ordinator has completed —
(i)
current approved first aid training; and
(ii)
current approved anaphylaxis management training; and
(iii)
current approved emergency asthma management training;
(h)
evidence of any other training completed by the co‑ordinator;
(i)
a record of —
(i)
if the service is located in a jurisdiction with a
working with children law or a working with vulnerable people law, the
identifying number of the current check conducted under that law and the
expiry date of that check, if applicable, unless subparagraph (ii)
applies; or
(ii)
except in the case of a service located in New South
Wales, Queensland or Tasmania, if the co‑ordinator has provided proof of
the co‑ordinator’s current teacher registration under an education
law of a participating jurisdiction, the identifying number of the teacher
registration and the expiry date of that registration; or
(iii)
in the case of a service located in Tasmania, the
identifying number of the co‑ordinator’s current working with
vulnerable people registration and the expiry date of that registration (if
applicable);
(j) in
relation to a check or registration referred to in paragraph (i), the
date that the check or registration was sighted by the approved provider or a
nominated supervisor of the service.
(3) For the purposes
of section 269(1)(c) of the Law, the register must include the following
information in relation to each family day care educator assistant engaged by
or registered with the service —
(a) the
full name, address and date of birth of the educator assistant;
(b) the
contact details of the educator assistant;
(c) the
name of the family day care educator to be assisted by the educator assistant;
(d) the
address of the residence or approved family day care venue where the educator
assistant will be providing education and care to children as part of the
service, including a statement as to whether it is a residence or a venue;
(e) the
date that the educator assistant was engaged by or registered with the
service;
(f) the
date that the educator assistant ceased to be engaged by or registered with
the service (if applicable);
(g) if
the educator assistant is an approved provider, the number of the provider
approval and the date the approval was granted;
(h)
evidence of any relevant qualifications held by the educator assistant;
(i)
evidence that the educator assistant has
completed —
(i)
current approved first aid training; and
(ii)
current approved anaphylaxis management training; and
(iii)
current approved emergency asthma management training;
(j)
evidence of any other training completed by the educator assistant;
(k) a
record of —
(i)
if the service is located in a jurisdiction with a
working with children law or a working with vulnerable people law, the
identifying number of the current check conducted under that law and the
expiry date of that check, if applicable, unless subparagraph (ii)
applies; or
(ii)
except in the case of a service located in New South
Wales, Queensland or Tasmania, if the educator assistant has provided proof of
the educator assistant’s current teacher registration under an education
law of a participating jurisdiction, the identifying number of the teacher
registration and the expiry date of that registration; or
(iii)
in the case of a service located in Tasmania, the
identifying number of the educator assistant’s current working with
vulnerable people registration and the expiry date of that registration (if
applicable);
(l) in
relation to a check or registration referred to in paragraph (k), the
date that the check or registration was sighted by the approved provider or a
nominated supervisor of the service.
(4) Information held
on the register in relation to a family day care educator, a family day care
co‑ordinator or a family day care educator assistant must be kept on the
register until the end of 3 years after the date on which the family day
care educator, the family day care co‑ordinator or the family day care
educator assistant ceased to be employed or engaged by or registered with the
service.
[Regulation 153 amended: Gazette
28 Sep 2018 p. 3632‑8.]