Health & Safety
Prioritising health & safety
procedures in childcare
At Kids Club, we prioritise health and safety procedures in childcare to safeguard all our children and the staff who care for them.
Our health and safety policy, guided by the National Quality Standards, includes multiple points that allow our team to preserve everyone’s physical and psychological well-being during their time at Kids Club.
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Accidents & Emergencies
In the case of severe illness or an accident, staff will attempt to contact the parent immediately. Please ensure that the telephone contact you have given is correct. If emergency treatment is required, we will arrange an ambulance.
All parents must sign the authority for staff to seek treatment at a hospital, call a doctor or ambulance when necessary and for emergency treatment to commence.
The staff record any accidents that occur at the centre and will inform you if your child has hurt himself/herself.
Sun Protection
Kids Club follows the advice of the SunSmart initiative. Children and staff are required to wear protective clothing when outside. This includes: hats and shirts that cover their shoulders and necks. Children will be asked to wear hats for outdoor play.
Children who do not have a hat, must play in sheltered areas or stay inside.
Sun cream is available at each Centre. Children will be encouraged to apply this before going outdoors. Please speak to the Centre Supervisor if you would prefer your child not to wear sunscreen.
Slip on a Shirt
Slop on Sunscreen
Slap on a Hat
Seek Shade
Slide on some Sunnies
Immunisation
Childhood illness can often be life-threatening to your children. In the interest of the health of all children attending the Centre, you are required to provide an immunisation certificate to the Authorised Supervisor (prior to commencement) as required under the Public Health Act.
Should there be a medical, cultural or religious reason for your child not being immunised, you are requested to present a doctor’s certificate or a statutory declaration stating the reason. Should your child not be immunised for either of the above reasons, he/she will need to be excluded from the Centre, if a condition usually prevented by immunisation occurs. Fees will be payable during this time.
Immunisations must be kept up-to-date, and the Authorised Supervisor notified each time an immunisation is completed. Another copy of your child’s ‘blue book’ verifying the inoculations is required.
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Smoking is not permitted on premises by any visitor, parent or staff member.
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Without a certified handler or a valid medical reason, no animals are allowed on the premises.
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The centres each have an emergency evacuation procedure in place and they are practiced on a regular basis.
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There is at least one Team Member with a first aid qualification at the centre at all times.
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If an accident is of a more serious nature, then first aid will be administered, a parent contacted to collect the child, or an ambulance called.
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Staff conduct an ‘Outdoor Area Checklist’ each session to check for hazards in the outdoor environment.
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A monthly ‘Occupational Health & Safety Checklist’ is conducted at each Centre to identify any potential hazards indoors and outdoors.
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Maintenance requirements are communicated to our Support Office who arrange for inspection, maintenance and repairs.
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If an accident is deemed minor, first aid will be administered by a Team Member.
Illness
Should your child become ill while at the Centre, you will be notified and asked to come to collect your child immediately. It is important that you collect your child promptly to minimise your child’s discomfort and to reduce the possibility of cross-infection with other children.
Your child may return to the Centre providing that they are not contagious and are not undergoing the first two days of antibiotic treatment. A doctor’s certificate verifying all illness information needs to be provided on return to the Centre.
If your child needs to take medication for non-contagious illnesses, please hand them to the staff upon arrival. The medication forms must be completed to give authorisation for the medication to be administered.
Only prescribed drugs will be accepted and administered.
It is essential that parents inform staff of any health-related problems. A child’s life could depend on staff having the right information. Any allergies or chronic conditions which your child has should be discussed with staff, so that they are familiar with how they should attend to your child if necessary.
At the time of enrolment, parents will be asked to fill in an information form regarding asthma. Medication will be given according to written doctor’s instructions and normal medication procedure.
Medication
Children may be given medication if:
The medication is clearly labelled for each child and in the original container with a current use-by-date.
Over the counter medication will not be administered.
Panadol is only administered for temperatures above 38°C after other measures fail. Parents/carers are contacted for verbal consent and must sign on collection.
Parent completes and signs a medical authorisation form and hands the medication to Room Leader on duty.
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