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EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 369

EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 369

369 .         Educator to child ratios and qualification requirements for educators — children over preschool age

        (1)         In this regulation —

        approved educator qualification means a qualification for the education and care of children over preschool age that —

            (a)         is approved as a qualification for an educator, other than a first educator, by the National Authority; and

            (b)         is included in the list of approved qualifications for educators, other than first educators, published under regulation 137(2)(c) for Western Australia;

        approved first educator qualification means a qualification for the education and care of children over preschool age that—

            (a)         is approved as a qualification for a first educator by the National Authority; and

            (b)         is included in the list of approved qualifications for first educators published under regulation 137(2)(c) for Western Australia;

        approved qualification means a qualification for the education and care of children over preschool age that —

            (a)         is approved as a qualification for an educator by the National Authority; and

            (b)         is included in the list of approved qualifications for educators published under regulation 137(2)(c) for Western Australia;

        first qualified educator means an educator who meets the following qualification requirements —

            (a)         the educator holds an approved qualification; or

            (b)         the educator —

                  (i)         is enrolled in a course that is an approved first educator qualification; and

                  (ii)         has completed at least 50% of the course; and

                  (iii)         is making satisfactory progress towards completion of the course; and

                  (iv)         is meeting the requirements for maintaining the enrolment in the course;

        qualified educator means an educator who meets the following qualification requirements —

            (a)         holds an approved qualification or an approved educator qualification; or

            (b)         is actively working towards an approved qualification or an approved educator qualification; or

            (c)         is a first qualified educator.

        (2)         This regulation sets out, for children over preschool age —

            (a)         the educator to child ratios for the purposes of regulation 123(1)(d); and

            (b)         the qualification requirements for educators for the purposes of regulation 126(2).

        (3)         The educator to child ratios for children over preschool age are set out in the 3 rd column of the following Table.

Table

Age group

Number of children

Number of educators

Number of qualified educators

Over preschool age (no preschool child attending session)

1‑10 children

1

1



11‑26 children

2

1



27‑39 children

3

1



40‑52 children

4

2



53‑65 children

5

2



66‑78 children

6

2



79‑91 children

7

3



92‑104 children

8

3



105‑117 children

9

3



118‑130 children

10

4



131‑143 children

11

4

Over preschool age (at least one preschool child attending session)

1‑10 children

1

1



11‑20 children

2

1



21‑30 children

3

1



31‑40 children

4

2



41‑50 children

5

2



51‑60 children

6

2



61‑70 children

7

3



71‑80 children

8

3



81‑90 children

9

3



91‑100 children

10

4



101‑110 children

11

4

        (4)         The number of educators at the service who are required to be qualified educators is the relevant number set out in the 4 th column of the Table to subregulation (3) in relation to the service.

        (5)         One of the qualified educators at the service must be a first qualified educator.

        Note for this regulation:

                This regulation differs from regulation 369 of the national regulations made by the Ministerial Council.

        [Regulation 369 inserted: SL 2023/105 r. 4.]

[ 370.         Deleted: SL 2023/105 r. 5.]

[ 371.         Deleted: Gazette 28 Sep 2018 p. 3649.]