COOSC policies
Administration and management
| policy (click title to download) | code | last endorsed | next review | sources | links |
| Hours of operation | P001v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Service access | P002v01 | Aug 06 | Aug 08 | Childare Service Handbook 2005-2006, Department of Family and Community
Services; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality
Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003), | www.facsia.gov.au/childcare/handbook2005-06/part1/chapter6/6.htm#6_3 Outside School Hours Care Factsheets (National Childcare Accreditation Council) |
| Enrolment | P003v01 | Aug 06 | Oct 07 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Fees | P004v01 | Sep 06 | Oct 07 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003); Family Assistance Office, Child Care, updated November 2006 | Family Assistance Office Child Care Benefit Outside School Hours Care Factsheets (National Childcare Accreditation Council) |
| Dropping off and picking up | P005v01 | Aug 06 | Feb 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Absent and missing children | P006v01 | Mar 06 | Mar 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003), | |
| Maintenance of records | P007v01 | Mar 06 | Mar 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003), | Outside School Hours Care Factsheets (National Childcare Accreditation Council) |
| Policy development and review | P008v01 | Aug 06 | Aug 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003), | |
| Participation and access | P009v01 | Aug 06 | Sep 07 | Childcare Service Handbook 2005-2006, Department of Family and Community Services; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003), | www.facsia.gov.au/childcare/handbook2005-06/part1/chapter6/6.htm#6_3 Outside School Hours Care Factsheets (National Childcare Accreditation Council) |
| Complaints procedures | P010v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | Outside School Hours Care Factsheets (National Childcare Accreditation Council) |
| Roles of management | P011v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | Childcare Service Handbook 2005-2006, Department of Family and Community Services; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003), | Outside School Hours Care Factsheets (National Childcare Accreditation Council) |
| Financial management | P012v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Confidentiality | P013v01 | Nov 06 | Nov 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003), | Outside School Hours Care Factsheets (National Childcare Accreditation Council) |
| Public officer | P014v01 | Mar 06 | Mar 09 |
Health and safety
| policy | code | endorsed | next review | sources | links |
| Hygiene | P015v01 | Aug 06 | Sep 07 | Children, Youth and Women’s Health Services, Parenting and Child Health/HealthTopicDetails, 2005; Food Standards Australia and New Zealand, Fact Sheets for Charities and Community Organisation, Health and hygiene for food handlers, Fact Sheet 9 - Second Edition November 2002; National Health and Medical Research Council (2005) Staying Healthy in Child Care – Preventing Infectious Diseases in Child Care, 4th ed, Publications and Design, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | Children, Youth and Women's Health Service Food Safety Fact Sheets National Health and Medical Research Council www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Food and nutrition | P016v01 | Aug 07 | Sep 07 | The NSW Canteen Association; Nutrition Australia, Nutrition in Schools
Advisory Service, Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents;
‘Nutrition Ready to go at Out of School Hours Services’, Central Coast
Health, South East Health, 2003; Centre for Health Promotion, Children
Youth and Women’s Health Service, March ’05; Children’s Health
Development Foundation, Virtually Healthy Newsletter, No. 34, 2004;
National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices
Guide (1st edition, 2003) | NSW School Canteen Association Nutrition Australia Centre for Health Promotion www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Hazardous materials | P017v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003 | |
| Transportation | P018v01 | Mar 06 | Mar 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Animals | P019v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Sun protection | P020v01 | Aug 06 | Feb 08 | NSW Health: The Cancer Council of NSW; OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | The Cancer Council NSW www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Emergency procedures | P021v01 | Aug 06 | Feb 08 | NSW Fire Brigade; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | Safety products and brochures (NSW Fire Brigade) www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| First aid | P022v01 | Aug 06 | Feb 08 | St. Johns Ambulance Australia, First Aid Quick Reference, April 2006; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | First Aid Quick Reference (St John Ambulance Australia) www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Accidents | P023v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | St. Johns Ambulance Australia, First Aid Quick Reference, April 2006; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | First Aid Quick Reference (St John Ambulance Australia) www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Death of a child or staff member | P024v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Illness and infectious diseases | P025v01 | Aug 06 | Sep 07 | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Immunise
Australia Program; Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s
Hospital, Melbourne; Children, Youth and Women’s Health Services,
Parenting and Child Health; Food Standards Australia and New Zealand,
Fact Sheets for Charities and Community Organisation, Health and
hygiene for food handlers; Infection control in child care settings,
Mark J Ferson, Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 1997 Nov 27, Vol
21(22):333-7;Kidsafe; National Health and Medical Research Council
(2005) Staying Healthy in Child Care – Preventing Infectious Diseases
in Child Care, 4th ed, Publications and Design, Commonwealth Department
of Health and Family Services; NSW Health; St. Johns Ambulance
Australia; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality
Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | Immunise Australia Program Royal Children's Hospital Children, Youth and Women's Health Service Food Safety Fact Sheets Infection control in child care setting Kidsafe Australia National Health and Medical Research Council Infectious Diseases Notification Forms First Aid Quick Reference (St John Ambulance Australia) www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Immunisation | P026v01 | Aug 06 | Sep 07 | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Immunise
Australia Program; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA
Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003 | Immunise Australia Program www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Allergies | P027v01 | Aug 06 | Sep 07 | ASCIA (Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy)
Guidelines for prevention of food anaphylactic reactions in schools,
preschools and childcare centres, June 2004; NSW Health, Chief Health
Officer Alerts, Peanut Allergy, December 2003; National Childcare
Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003 | ASCIA Guidelines for prevention of food anaphylactic reactions in schools, preschools and childcare centres Peanut allergy www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Medication | P028v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 08 | Children’s Services NSW, April 2005, Health and Safety in Children’s
Centres, Model Policies and Practices, 2nd Edition Revised, Frequently
Asked Questions, April 2005; National Childcare Accreditation Council,
OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | Health & Safety in Children's Centres: Model Policies & Practices (Children's Services NSW) www.ncac.gov.au/resources/oshcqa_pub.htm |
| HIV/AIDS/Hep B and C | P029v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003 | |
| Child management | P038v01 | Mar 06 | Sep 07 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Child protection | P030v01 | Mar 06 | Sep 07 | Department of Community Services, Guidelines for mandatory reporters,
current at Dec 06; National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA
Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | www.community.nsw.gov.au/html/child_protect/mandatory_reportersinfo.htm www.ncac.gov.au/publication_extracts/oshcqa_qpg_preambles |
| Behaviour guidelines | P031v01 |
Programming
| policy | code | endorsed | next review | sources | links |
| Daily routines | P032v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Programs | P033v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003 | |
| Gender equity | P034v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Cultural relevance / anti-bias | P035v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Excursions | P036v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 08 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) | |
| Videos and films | P037v01 | Feb 07 | Feb 09 | National Childcare Accreditation Council, OSHCQA Quality Practices Guide (1st edition, 2003) |
