Mater Childcare Compliance Checklist

• Mater Childcare Controls and Assurances

• Select date

  Date

• Completed by

1.0 - Maintain service approval for operating a long day care centre

• 1.1 - Centre must operate in a way that ensures the safety health and well being of the children being educated and cared for at the service.

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• 1.2 - Has any requests for information by the licensing body been made during the last month?

  No requests

  Requests

• 1.3 A policy of insurance providing required coverage of a minimum of $10m is current?

  Compliant

  Non Compliant

• 1.4 - Is the Quality Improvement Plan readily available for inspection by regulatory authority and upon request by families?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1.5 - The centre is entitled to occupy the premises?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1.6 - Are certified supervisors available as per legislation, and records current within staff qualification spreadsheet?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

2.0 - Mater Childcare must have a Child and Youth Risk Management Strategy

• 2.1 - Strategy must be reviewed annually or after an incident that breaches our strategy

  Compliant

  Non Compliant

• 2.2 Do all staff have a current blue card on file, that has been certified, copied and forwarded to HR?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2.3 Have all staff who have left the service during the month had a Blue Card ceasing form lodged with HR?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

3.0 - Staff Qualifications

• 3.1 - Are all staff qualifications captured in the qualification spreadsheet that clearly shows the required percentage of educators hold or are actively working towards a diploma level qualification in Childcare or greater?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.2 - Are all staffs qualifications in First Aid, Anaphylaxis, Asthma and CPR current in relation to requirements or guidelines of National Quality Standards?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3.3 - Are processes being followed that assist with ensuring staff who are studying for required qualification are demonstrating active enrolment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

4.0 - National Quality Standards

• 4.1 - Are all policies for the service current and within review period?

  Compliant

  Non Compliant

5.0 - Childcare Management System Approval

• 5.1 - All children are signed in and out of the centre daily by their parent or guardian?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.2 All absences of a child are signed for by a parent or guardian?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.3 All data regarding a child's enrolment bookings and attendance is uploaded weekly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

6.0 Food Safety Plan

• 6.1 Food safety plan is accredited and audited by external auditor in line with requirements of BCC?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.2 Weekly food safety audits are conducted by food safety supervisor?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6.3 Monthly audit of food safety plan submitted to Ancillary Operations Manager?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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