The regulatory requirements early childhood services must comply with at all times to keep their licence are outlined here in plain language in the My ECE Guide to the Regulations and Licensing Criteria
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The My ECE Guide to Regulations and Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education Services brings together the main legal requirements for centres and home-based services
Definition of a licensed service The definition of an early childhood centre or service is – “Any premises used regularly for the education or care
Abusing a teacher is not permitted. Any parent or person who intentionally insults, abuses, or intimidates staff from an early childhood centre within the presence
Minimum adult-to-child ratios (adult:child ratios) – that is the minimum number of adults to a specific number of children – are specified in regulation. Who
Under the Health (Immunisation) Regulations 1995 early childhood centres are required to keep an immunisation register of children attending. The regulations specify ‘centres”, not “services”,
Kindergarten fee charges may be none or as much as $6 an hour or more. Any kindergarten, whether or not it is known as a
Parents written authority is required for certain medicines to be given to children in early childhood education centres and home-based care. In the regulations for
Any person authorised by the Secretary of Education has powers of entry and inspection to an early childhood service. The person must be given entry
Everyone intending to build, operate or have any renovations done an early childhood education centre needs to know about compliance requirements for building and resource
Written directives can be made by the Ministry of Education to an early childhood service that it determines has an immediate problem with health and
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