Policies and Procedures
Please find below COOSH’s Policies and Procedures:
SECTION A: ADMINISTRATION
- A-1 Hours of Operation
- A-2 Priority of Access
- A-3 Philosophy
- A-4 Enrolment
- A-5 New Children Orientation
- A-6 Fees
- A-7 Bookings
- A-8 Dropping off and Picking up
- A-9 Absent and Missing Children
- A-10 Acceptance and Refusal of Authorisations
- A-11 Maintenance of Records
- A-12-Policy-Development-and-Review
- A-13 Participation and Access
- A-14-Complaints
- A-15-Role-of-Management-Committee
- A-16-Financial-Management
- A-17-Privacy-and-Confidentiality
- A-18-National-Quality-Framework
- A-19-Nominated-Supervisor
- A-20-Insurance
- A-21-Determing-the-Responsible-Person
- A-22-Code-of-Conduct-for-Parents-Guardians-Authorised-Collectors-and-Visitors
SECTION B: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
- B-1-Facility-Management
- B-2-Building-Equipment-Repairs-Maintenance
- B-3-Storage
- B-4-Heating-Ventilation-Lighting
- B-5-Pest-Control
- B-6-Indoor-Environment
- B-7-Outdoor-Environment
SECTION C: STAFF POLICIES
- C-1-Educator-Recruitment-and-Selection
- C-2-Conditions-of-Employment
- C-3-Staff-Orientation-and-Induction
- C-4-Staff-Professionalism
- C-4-Staff-Code-of-Conduct
- C-5-Professional-Development
- C-6-Staff-Review-and-Appraisal
- C-7-Grievance-Procedures
- C-8-Disciplinary-Action
- C-9-Relief-Staff
- C-10-Volunteers-Students-Visitors
- C-11-Staff-Child-Ratios
- C-12-Communication
- C-13-Interactions-with-Children
SECTION D: HEALTH AND SAFETY
- D-1 Dealing with Medical Conditions
- D-2 Hygiene
- D-3-Food-and-Nutrition
- D-4 Food Safety and Handling
- D-5 Hazardous Materials
- D-6 Transportation
- D-7 Animals
- D-8 Sun Protection
- D-9 Emergency Procedures
- D-10-First-Aid
- D-11-Management-of-Incident-Injury-and-Trauma
- D-12 Death of a Child or Staff Member
- D-13-Illness-and-Infectious-Diseases
- D-14 Immunisation
- D-15-Allergies
- D-16 Asthma
- D-17-Anaphylaxis
- D-18 Diabetes
- D-19 Nut-Free Zone
- D-20 Medication
- D-21 HIV, AIDS, Hep B & C
- D-22 Child Protection
- D-23-Child-Management-Behaviour-Guidance
- D-24-Exclusion-for-Unacceptable-Behaviour
- D-25-Harrassment-Bullying-and-Violence
- D-26-Security
- D-27-Custody-Agreements-and-Court-Orders
- D-28-Worplace-Health-Safety-and-Environment
- D-29-Manual-Handling
- D-30-Supervision
- D-31 Sleep and Rest
SECTION E: PROGRAMMING
- E-1-Daily-Routines
- E-2-Written-Programs
- E-3-Gender-Equity-and-Inclusion
- E-4-Cultural-Relevance-and-Anti-Bias
- E-5 Excursions
- E-6-Technology
- E-7 Water Safety
- E-8-Homework
- E-9-Out-of-Centre-Activities
- E-10-Community-Involvement
- E-11-Facebook-policy