emali early learning centre

POLICY MANUAL

Visitors and Spectators Policy

Objective

At Emali we have the responsibility to keep all children and staff safe while under Emali care.
We take this responsibility seriously and when visitors or spectators come to our center to
observe, visit or to complete maintenance. We have put this policy into place, to keep all
children and educators safe while under Emali’s care.

NQS
Quality Area 2: Children’s health and safety

QA Standard 2.3 Each child is protected

Element 2.3.1 Children are adequately supervised at all times
Element 2.3.2 Every reasonable precaution is taken to protect children from harm
and any hazard likely to cause injury
Element 2.3.3 Plans to effectively manage incidents and emergencies are
developed in consultation with relevant authorities, practiced and
implemented
Element 2.3.4 Educators, co-ordinators and staff members are aware of their roles
and responsibilities to respond to every child at risk of abuse or
neglect.

National Regulations

Section 165 Offence to inadequately supervise children

167 Offence relating to protection of children from harm and hazards
Regulation 94 Awareness of child protection law
85 Incident, injury, trauma and illness policies and procedures
86 Notification to parents of incident, injury, trauma and illness
87 Incident, injury, trauma and illness record
97 Emergency and evacuation procedures
168(2)(h) Policies and procedures are required in relation to providing a
child safe environment
168(2)(e) Policies and procedures are required in relation to emergency and
evacuation, including the matters set out in regulation 97

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EYLF (The early years learning framework)

The Early years framework (EYLF), carries the highest expectations for all children’s learning
from birth to five years and through the transitions to school. It connects these expectations
through five learning outcomes. By having volunteers at Emali we are providing many links to
the EYLF learning outcomes.

EYLF
Outcome 1 1.2 Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence,
resilience & sense of agency
Children have a 1.3
strong sense of Children develop knowledgeable & confident self-identities.
1.4
identity
Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy &
respect

Outcome 2 2.1 Children develop a sense of belonging to groups & communities & an
understanding of the reciprocal rights & responsibilities necessary for
Children are 2.2
active community participation
connected with &
2.3
to their Children respond to diversity with respect.
Children become aware of fairness.

Outcome 4 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation,
confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence,
Children are 4.3
imagination & reflexivity.
confident &
4.4
involved learners Children transfer & adapt what they have learned from one context to
another.
Children resource their own learning through connecting with people,
place, technologies and natural and processed materials

Outcome 5 5.1 Children interact verbally & non-verbally with others for a range of
purposes.
Children are 5.2
effective Children engage with a range of texts & gain meaning from these texts.
communicators

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Implementation
Emali staff are to make sure all visitors and spectators including, volunteers, maintenance
workers, people on placement, people going on tours, of the centre and any other individual
that visit the centre, sign in and out of the center in the visitor’s book, with their full name,
reason for visit and company name (if applicable).
Staff are to be present around the children at all times, while the visitor/spectators are at the
centre.
Inappropriate behavior or interactions displayed by a visitor/spectator while at the centre will
be asked to leave, and the appropriate authority’s contacted.

The following people do not require a DCSI child-related employment screening.

 Parent or carer volunteering only if their own child is involved in the volunteer
activity. (otherwise a DCSI is needed).
 Person under the age of 18.
 Secondary students for workplace experience or a school-based apprenticeship.
 Guests.
 Visitors.
 Presenter.

All other people coming into the centre will require a DCSI child-related employment
screening.

Source:
The National Quality Standard (2017)
South Australia Department for Education (4 February 2016)
Belonging, being & becoming ,The early years learning framework for Australia

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