supervisionpolicy-acecqa.docVIP

Service name Supervision Policy Services have a responsibility to protect the health and safety of each individual at all times. A service’s health and safety policies and practices affect an individual’s physical and psychological health and safety. The Supervision Policy is important not only for children, families and staff/carers, but relates to every person who enters the service’s premises. Federal, state and territory governments have their own Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and regulations, which govern the standards of health and safety in the workplace. Therefore, services must comply with the relevant OHS legislation. Services should contact their state or territory OHS worksafe management agency for further information and advice. Policy Number number Link to CCQA Principles Family Day Care Quality Assurance (FDCQA) Quality Practices Guide (2004) – Principle 2.1, 4.1, 4.5, 4.6 / Outside School Hours Care Quality Assurance (OSHCQA) Quality Practices Guide (2003) – Principle 7.1, 7.3, 8.4 / Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS) Quality Practices Guide (2005) – Principle 5.2, 5.3 Policy statement Service name has a duty of care to provide all persons with a safe and healthy environment. The service defines ‘supervision’ as definition of supervision. It is important that services define the term supervision and clarify the difference between the active supervision of children for health and safety reasons and the type of supervising which promotes, supports, builds on and challenges children’s learning and development. The service’s Supervision Policy is committed to: complying with title of state/territory children’s services licensing regulations or national standards adult/child ratios; ensuring that children are supervised at all times; considering the design and arrangement of children’s environments to support active supervision; using supervision skills to reduce or prevent injury or