Setting up a Creche - Department for Communities
Setting up a Creche - Department for Communities
Setting up a Creche - Department for Communities
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Why offer a quality<br />
crèche service?<br />
Providing a quality crèche service<br />
will allow parents to feel confident<br />
that children will be safe and well<br />
cared <strong>for</strong> during their attendance<br />
at a crèche.<br />
A quality crèche service should<br />
provide:<br />
• a safe, healthy and welcoming<br />
environment <strong>for</strong> children where<br />
interactions between staff,<br />
children and parents are warm<br />
and positive<br />
• opportunities <strong>for</strong> children<br />
to play with equipment and<br />
activities suited to their age<br />
and interests<br />
• opportunities <strong>for</strong> children to<br />
experience positive social<br />
interactions with other<br />
children and adults.<br />
A crèche service must meet the exclusion criteria<br />
specified in regulation 4(2) of the Child Care Services<br />
Regulations 2007. This includes:<br />
• all children that attend will be at least two<br />
months of age or older<br />
• each child’s parent/relative will be available to<br />
attend to children’s immediate physical needs<br />
such as nappy change, feeding or com<strong>for</strong>ting<br />
• no individual child will attend <strong>for</strong> more than three<br />
hours in one session<br />
• no individual child will attend <strong>for</strong> more than<br />
12 hours in any week<br />
• no individual child will attend <strong>for</strong> more than two care<br />
sessions in one day, separated by at least one hour.<br />
See pages 25-26 <strong>for</strong> self-assessment <strong>for</strong>m.<br />
If you are not sure whether your service should be<br />
licensed contact:<br />
The Child Care Licensing and Standards Unit<br />
1st Floor, 111 Wellington Street,<br />
East Perth WA 6004<br />
Tel. (08) 6210 3333 or 1800 199 383 (Free call STD)<br />
Fax (08) 6210 3300<br />
All unlicensed crèche services must prominently<br />
display a notice to in<strong>for</strong>m parents that the service<br />
is not a licensed child care service. You can see an<br />
Example of a Notice on page 24.<br />
5<br />
Working with Children<br />
Legal Obligations<br />
The Working with Children (Criminal<br />
Record Checking) Act 2004 has introduced<br />
compulsory criminal record checking <strong>for</strong><br />
certain people who work with children.<br />
Find out about requirements <strong>for</strong> employers<br />
and employees by contacting the Working<br />
with Children Screening Unit. Contact details<br />
are provided on page 17.