All Early childhood services in Victoria must comply with the Child Safe Standards.
QARD is the integrated sector regulator of the Standards in the early childhood sector.
Read about:
- How the Child Safe Standards are regulated in early childhood services
- How compliance with the Child Safe Standards is monitored in early childhood services
Child Safe Standards
Find information and guidance about each of the 11 Standards below.
Early childhood services - culturally safe environments for Aboriginal children
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 1: Establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children are respected and valued.
Early childhood services - child safety and wellbeing
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 2: Ensure that child safety and wellbeing are embedded in service leadership, governance and culture.
Early childhood services - child and student empowerment
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 3: Children are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.
Early childhood services - family engagement
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 4: Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.
Early childhood services - diversity and equity
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 5: Equity is upheld and diverse needs are respected in policy and practice.
Early childhood services - suitable staff and volunteers
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 6: People working with children are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.
Early childhood services - complaints processes
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 7: Ensure that processes for complaints and concerns are child focused.
Early childhood services - child safety knowledge, skills and awareness
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 8: Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children safe through ongoing education and training.
Early childhood services - child safety in physical and online environments
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 9: Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children to be harmed.
Early childhood services - review of child safety practices
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 10: Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved.
Early childhood services - implementation of child safety practices
Guidance on Child Safe Standard 11: Policies and procedures that document how services are safe for children.
Regulating the Child Safe Standards in early childhood services
How the Quality Assessment and Regulation Division (QARD) regulates the Child Safe Standards
Monitoring compliance with the Child Safe Standards in early childhood services
How the Quality Assessment and Regulation Division approaches compliance and enforcement of the Child Safe Standards in early childhood services.
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