POLICY CONTENT

Management and staff are dedicated to developing a respectful and effective partnership between the family and School.  This partnership supports children’s inclusion, access, engagement and participation in the School. Management implements systems to manage risks whilst promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of all children and staff within the School.  There may be some circumstances where this is compromised due to non-compliance of our policies and therefore the appropriate course of action could lead to the termination of a child’s enrolment. 
 

NATIONAL QUALITY STANDARD (NQS) 

QUALITY AREA 2: Children's Health and Safety

2.2	Safety	Each child is protected.
2.2.2	Incident and emergency management	Plans to effectively manage incidents and emergencies are developed in consultation with relevant authorities, practised and implemented.
2.2.3	Child Protection	Management, educators and staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities to identify and respond to every child at risk of abuse or neglect.

QUALITY AREA 6: Collaborative Partnerships with Families and Community

6.1	Supportive relationships with families	Respectful relationships with families are developed and maintained and families are supported in their parenting role.
6.2	Collaborative partnerships	Collaborative partnerships enhance children’s inclusion, learning and wellbeing.

QUALITY AREA 7: Governance and Leadership

7.1

Governance

Governance supports the operation of a quality service.

 

PURPOSE

‘All children have the right to experience quality education and care in an environment that provides for their physical and psychological wellbeing and provides support for each child’s growing competence, confidence and independence.’ Quality Area 2, ACECQA. 

 
We have the legal duty to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of children, management, educators, families, volunteers and visitors at our School. To promote respectful and effective partnerships with families, we ensure that parents participate in a comprehensive induction and orientation to the School including detailing our terms of enrolment, as per our legal agreement, which advises families on the Schools’ right to terminate a child’s enrolment if a school policy has been breached.  
 

SCOPE

This policy applies to families and management of the School. 

IMPLEMENTATION

Management/Nominated Supervisor/ Responsible Person will: 

• work in partnership with families to promote inclusion of all children within the School 
• use positive language and a range of communication strategies with children and families to ensure positive relationships 
• discuss concerns or issues of non-compliance with management before communicating with families  
• document all communication and meetings (informal and formal) with families and outside professional support 
• access external professional support to ensure child’s inclusion in the School’s program 
• document proposed strategies and practices suggested to resolve any issue 
• develop individual educational plans for children as required 
• implement State and Federal Government requirements for vaccination requirements for enrolment of children  
• remind families of our Code of Conduct Policy 
• document evidence of non-compliance, events, behaviour, grievances and observations. 
• ensure minutes are collected and signed by all parties present at meetings to ensure a true and accurate record of the meeting.  

 

BEHAVIOUR GUIDANCE 

There are times when children’s behaviour requires guidance, which will always be undertaken according to the School’s policies and procedures. Every effort will be made to deal with the behaviour using positive guidance and working closely with families to implement a plan in order to help rectify any unacceptable behaviour. If the child’s behaviour continues to be disruptive and harmful and the safety of other children and staff is compromised, we reserve the right to ask you to withdraw your child from the School. 
 

SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 

Our School has a range of policies and procedures to ensure the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children, staff, families and visitors of the School. We reserve the right to terminate a child’s enrolment if at any time a School policy has been breached. This may include: 

• failure to comply with the enrolment terms and conditions  
• disparaging, hurtful, or unsafe behaviour of a child that continues even with parent collaboration and/or support agency involvement in modifying the behaviour 
• non-payment of childcare or late fees and/or recurring late payment of fees 
• continuing to pick up the child past the required licensed time after consistent documented warnings 
• inability to meet the child's individual needs without family support and commitment to ensure their child receives the best possible support within our School 
• deliberate impertinence towards the School Director or staff- Code of Conduct policy 
• if a parent knowingly brings their child ill to the School  
• consistent child-rearing style differences between the parent and the school 
• false information given by a parent either verbally or in writing 
• bullying and/or harassing educators, children or families enrolled at the School- Code of Conduct Policy 
• failure to provide AIR Immunisation History Statement

TERMINATION NOTIFICATION

Management or the Nominated Supervisor will advise families in writing that their child’s enrolment will be terminated following all attempts to rectify any non-compliance. 
 
Two weeks’ notice will be provided to families, unless the safety and wellbeing of other children, staff or families is at risk. In this case, an immediate termination of enrolment may apply.  
 
Any outstanding fees will be provided to families and remain due to be paid upon termination of enrolment. 
 

TERMINATION ADVISED BY FAMILY

Families are advised upon enrolment of the withdrawal of enrolment conditions.  Families are required to provide two (2) weeks written notice of termination of enrolment.  Families will abide by the conditions set within the Withdrawal of a Child Policy. 
 

SOURCE

Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority. (2014).  
Australia Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority. (2018). Guide to the National Quality Framework. 
Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics. (2016). 
Education and Care Services National Regulations. (2011).      
Guide to the Education and Care Services National Law Regulations. (2017). 
Revised National Quality Standard. (2018).  
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00305