Policies and procedures — child safe environment

(1) The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that the service has in place policies and procedures in relation to the matters set out in subregulation (2). (2) Policies and procedures are required in relation to the following— (h) providing a child safe environment, including matters relating to the promotion of a culture of child safety and wellbeing within the service, by having policy and procedures that provide for the following— (i) a commitment that for an action or decision that concerns a particular child, the safety, welfare and wellbeing of the child is paramount; (ii) ensuring requirements for child protection training under the Law, generally, including under section 162A, are met; (iii) a register for child protection concerns; (iv) the reporting decision tree, including the requirement to keep the reporting decision tree in a place accessible by all staff; (v) child protection risk assessments; (vi) day-to-day use of the attendance record required under regulation 158 and other practices to ensure children are accounted for throughout the day;