Introduction Early childhood is a period of rapid learning and development. The quality of a learning child’s environment has a profound impact on that life opportunities and child’s outcomes. The Children’s Act 1996 Services (the Act) and the Children’s Services Regulations 2009 (the Regulations) specify the minimum standards services must meet in children’s their day-to-day operation. These standards work together to: protect the children enrolled in services ensure the health, safety children’s and wellbeing promote consistency in the standard of service delivery raise community and parent confidence in services. children’s The Act contains important standards that relate to: protection of children from hazards and harm (section 26) educational or recreational programs available for children (section 26B) adequate supervision of children (section 27) discipline of children (section 28) maintenance of premises (section 29) child/staff ratios (section 29A). The Regulations describe the requirements for: records (part 3) provision and display of information (part 4) staffing (part 5)
Introduction Early childhood is a period of rapid learning and development. The quality of a child’s learning environment has a profound impact on that child’s life opportunities and outcomes. The Children’s Services Act 1996 (the Act) and the Children’s Services Regulations 2009 (the Regulations) specify the minimum standards children’s services must meet in their day-to-day operation. These standards work together to: protect the children enrolled in services ensure the children’s health, safety and wellbeing promote consistency in the standard of service delivery raise community and parent confidence in children’s services. The Act contains important standards that relate to: protection of children from hazards and harm (section 26) educational or recreational programs available for children (section 26B) adequate supervision of children (section 27) discipline of children (section 28) maintenance of premises (section 29) child/staff ratios (section 29A). The Regulations describe the requirements for: records (part 3) provision and display of information (part 4) staffing (part 5)