Big Childcare

Big Childcare Pty Ltd ATF Big Childcare Unit Trust

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State and territory regulatory authorities visit services to undertake regular quality assessment and rating, and also to check on NQF compliance and investigate complaints and incidents.

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Conditions are an additional requirement that services or providers must comply with

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•     An approved provider of an education and care service that is listed on the Department of Education & Training Category 4 List – at some risk of bushfire or grassfire must ensure that: •	The service does not operate on any day that the Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner declares as having a 'Catastrophic' Fire Danger Rating that applies to the area or district at which that service is located.
•	The service's emergency and evacuation policies and procedures required under regulation 168 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations include an Emergency Management Plan for managing the service's bushfire and grass fire related risks.
•	The service's Emergency Management Plan is kept up to date, reflects the service's operating context, is reviewed at least once each calendar year, and includes:
o	a list of the service's emergency contact details
o	procedures for monitoring and managing bushfire and grassfire risks and events
o	procedures for identifying and managing events that may cause planned, unplanned or pre-emptive closure of the service
o	procedures for notifying families of children enrolled at the service of any closure
o	procedures for reviewing and updating the Emergency Management Plan.
•	A copy of the service's Emergency Management Plan is made available to the Regulatory Authority on request.

The approved provider must ensure that all children attending the outside school hours care program must be at least 4 years of age by 30 June in the year they attend the program.

The approved provider must ensure that only children who are currently enrolled in, and attend or will attend, a school in the current year attend the outside school hours care program.

The approved provider is to ensure that at all times enrolled children over preschool age require access to and from the toilet facilities, they are accompanied and supervised by a contact staff member.

The approved provider must ensure that at all times when moving between approved spaces the enrolled children are accompanied by a contact staff member.

The approved provider must ensure that only children who are currently enrolled in, and attend or will attend, a school in the current year attend the outside school hours care program

The approved provider must ensure that all children attending the outside school hours care program must be at least 4 years of age by 30 June in the year they attend the program

The approved provider must ensure that at all times when moving between rooms and between the outdoor areas and rooms the enrolled children are accompanied by a contact staff member

The Approved Provider will apply to reduce the maximum number of children to 100 after 21 April 2025.

The Approved Provider is to ensure that at all times the enrolled children are accompanied by a contact staff member when moving between spaces.

•	    An approved provider of an education and care service that is listed on the Department of Education & Training Bushfire At-Risk Register must ensure that: 
•	The service does not operate on any day that the Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner declares as having a 'Catastrophic' Fire Danger Rating that applies to the area or district at which that service is located.
•	The service's emergency and evacuation policies and procedures required under regulation 168 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations include an Emergency Management Plan for managing the service's bushfire and grass fire related risks.
•	The service's Emergency Management Plan is kept up to date, reflects the service's operating context, is reviewed at least once each calendar year, and includes:
o	a list of the service's emergency contact details
o	procedures for monitoring and managing bushfire and grassfire risks and events
o	procedures for identifying and managing events that may cause planned, unplanned or pre-emptive closure of the service
o	procedures for notifying families of children enrolled at the service of any closure
o	procedures for reviewing and updating the Emergency Management Plan.
•	A copy of the service's Emergency Management Plan is made available to the Regulatory Authority on request.

That the approved provider only operate before and after school care at this location.

The approved provider must ensure that at all times when moving between approved indoor and outdoor spaces, the enrolled children are accompanied by a contact staff member.

The approved provider must ensure that at all times when moving between approved spaces the enrolled children are accompanied by a contact staff member

The approved provider must ensure that all children attending the outside school hours care/vacation care programs must be at least 4 years of age by June 30 in the year they attend the program.

The approved provider is to ensure that at all times enrolled children over preschool age required access to and from the toilet facilities, they are accompanied and supervised by a contact staff member.

The approved provider is to ensure that at all times enrolled children preschool age and under require access to and from the toilet facilities, they are accompanied and supervised by a contact staff member, including while in the bathroom.

The approved provider must ensure that the education and care service only provides education and care for children over preschool age.

The approved provider must ensure that, for each child being educated and cared for by the service, the education and care service premises has at least 2.83 square metres of unencumbered indoor space.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the approved provider must ensure that when the waiver for regulation 107 is in force, the service complies with the COVID-19 related advice from relevant health authorities, and adheres to relevant health measures put in place by the Australian Government, including social distancing recommendations.

Big Childcare Pty Ltd ATF Big Childcare Unit Trust

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Big Childcare Pty Ltd ATF Big Childcare Unit Trust

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Services (61)

New South Wales8 services

Victoria42 services

Western Australia11 services