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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 14 Hansard (11 December) . . Page.. 5060 ..

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation

1. Citation

2. Interpretation

3. Prescribed particulars - application for Children's Day Care Licence

4. Display of certificate

5. Licence on premises

6. Admission register

7. Medical records

8. Excursion book

9. Agreements - prescribed States

1. CITATION

These Regulations may be cited as the Children's Services Regulations.

2. INTERPRETATION

In these Regulations:

"child care centre" means premises in respect of which a licence is in force under section 120 of the Act;

"infectious disease" and "notifiable disease" have the same respective meanings as in the Public Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations;

"licence" and "licensee" have the same respective meanings as in Part VII of the Act;

"member of staff", in relation to a child care centre, means a person engaged in the provision of child care at the centre, whether as an employee or otherwise;

"the Act" means the Children's Services Act 1986.

3. PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS - Application for Children's Day Care Licence

For the purposes of paragraph 120 (2) (b) of the Act, the following particulars are prescribed:

(a) the full name and address of the applicant;

(b) the address and telephone number (if any) of the premises to which the application relates;

(c) the name (if any) by which the premises will be publicly known;

(d) a floor plan to scale and structural details of the premises or that part of the premises proposed to be used for child care;

(e) the nature of the child care services to be provided at the premises;

(f) the times during which it is proposed to use the premises for child care;

(g) the maximum number of children for whom, at any time, it is proposed care may be provided at the premises;

(h) the minimum and maximum ages of children for whom it is proposed care may be provided at the premises;

(i) whether it is proposed that a parent should be on the premises for the period during which care is to be provided for any child;

(j) in the case of a person who is a member of staff of the centre:

(i) the person's name;

(ii) the person's educational qualifications and experience in child care;

(iii) the hours during which it is proposed the person will work at the centre;

(iv) the age group of the children for which the person is to be primarily responsible; and

(v) if the person is under 18 years of age - his or her age;

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