Children's Services Regulations 2020

For the purposes of section 114(1)(b) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed—

any change to the address of the approved provider or the principal office of the approved provider, or the contact details of the approved provider;

the appointment of receivers or liquidators or administrators to the approved provider or any other matters that affect the financial viability and ongoing operation of the children's service.

For the purposes of section 114(2)(c) of the Act, the following matters are prescribed—

any change to the hours and days of operation of the children's service;

any change to the ages of children being educated or cared for by the children's service;

any change to the nature of education and care offered by the children's service;

any incident that requires the approved provider to close, or reduce the number of children attending, the children's service for a period;

any circumstance arising at the service that poses a risk to the health, safety or wellbeing of a child or children attending the service;

the attendance at the approved children's service of any additional child or children being educated and cared for in an emergency in the circumstances set out in regulation 90(4), including—

a description of the emergency; and

a statement by the approved provider that the approved provider had taken into account the safety, health and wellbeing of all the children attending the children's service when deciding to provide education and care to the additional child or children;

any incident where the approved provider reasonably believes that physical abuse or sexual abuse of a child or children has occurred or is occurring while the child is, or the children are, being educated and cared for by the children's service;

allegations that physical or sexual abuse of a child or children has occurred or is occurring while the child is, or the children are, being educated and cared for by the children's service (other than an allegation that has been notified under section 114(2)(b) of the Act);

for a children's service that starts providing, or arranging for, regular transportation of children—the first time the service provides, or arranges for, the transportation of children;

for a children's service that stops providing, or arranging for, regular transportation of children—the final time the service provides, or arranges for, the transportation of children.