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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Any person authorised by the Secretary of Education has powers of entry and inspection to an early childhood service. A warrant does not have to be provided.
Here’s what the powers of entry mean
Here’s the standards and practices that centres and home-based services must at least meet for children’s sleep, cots and beds and bedding, and providing supervision of children in the sleep room.
Parents written authority is required for certain medicines to be given to children in early childhood education centres and home-based care. And there are rules for providing training to adults and administering medicines.
See the full details here.
No one wants a child to become intoxicated, a staff member to be affected by drugs, or for a child to be abused or harmed.
Here’s the policy and procedures services must have in place
Any parent or person who intentionally insults, abuses, or intimidates staff at an early childhood service may be judged to have committed an offence and liable on conviction to a fine.
Here’s the details.
Here’s the requirements for food, drink and eating in ECE services – including supervision of children, dietary needs, nutrition and healthy food, record keeping, cooking and food storage.
Centres must notify the Ministry of Education should space that is licensed no longer be used for the purpose of care and education of children, as this is a change to the licence and may affect the number of children the service is permitted to have attending.
Here’s more that you need to know.
The rules around keeping animals and pets in ECE services, including chickens, cats, bunnies, guinea pigs, budgies, dogs, mice, and sheep, etc.
Here’s what you need to know.
Regulations for the assessment of children’s learning and reporting to parents. Does your early childhood service meet these?
When responding to children’s behaviour, here’s what ECE teachers and staff can and cannot do by law. Also the requirement providing positive guidance to encourage social competence in children.
View full details here.
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