{"id":823,"date":"2022-07-06T06:01:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T06:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-691607-2564275.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=823"},"modified":"2022-07-06T06:12:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T06:12:44","slug":"acceptance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keymerchildcare.org.au\/acceptance\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceptance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"823\" class=\"elementor elementor-823\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6812052 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6812052\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28f4ad5\" data-id=\"28f4ad5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a24d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4a24d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acceptance and Refusal of Authorisations Policy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69b39fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69b39fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c929d3\" data-id=\"9c929d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812a6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"812a6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/keymerchildcare.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/underline-dot.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keymerchildcare.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/underline-dot.png 315w, https:\/\/keymerchildcare.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/underline-dot-300x25.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-626d96f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"626d96f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fc76f3\" data-id=\"7fc76f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4846d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4846d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NQS<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73e2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c73e2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td width=\"45\"><p>QA2<\/p><\/td><td width=\"57\"><p>2.2.1<\/p><\/td><td width=\"514\"><p>Supervision &#8211; At all times, reasonable precautions and adequate supervision ensure children are protected from harm and hazard.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d74d24b elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d74d24b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b632a54\" data-id=\"b632a54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6629c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6629c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Regulations\n<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076475a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"076475a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"7\" width=\"45\"><p>Regs<\/p><\/td><td width=\"57\"><p>92<\/p><\/td><td width=\"514\"><p>Medication record<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"57\"><p>93<\/p><\/td><td width=\"514\"><p>Administration of medication<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"57\"><p>99<\/p><\/td><td width=\"514\"><p>Children leaving the education and care service<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"57\"><p>102<\/p><\/td><td width=\"514\"><p>Authorisation for excursions<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"57\"><p>160<\/p><\/td><td width=\"514\"><p>Child enrolment records to\u00a0 be kept by approved provider<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"57\"><p>161<\/p><\/td><td width=\"514\"><p>Authorisations to be kept in enrolment record<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"57\"><p>168<\/p><\/td><td width=\"514\"><p>Education and care services must have policies and procedures<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7e3cee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7e3cee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb24b34\" data-id=\"cb24b34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec10330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec10330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aim<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a3740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a3740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our service aims to provide clear and transparent policies and procedures for authorisations. This helps staff and parents understand exactly what they need to do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4989870 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4989870\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f93964\" data-id=\"4f93964\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4e017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be4e017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Policies<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc62921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc62921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Administration of Medication Policy<\/li><li>Enrolment Policy<\/li><li>Excursion Policy<\/li><li>Photography Policy<\/li><li>Privacy and Confidentiality Policy<\/li><li>Social Media Policy<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-777ade6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"777ade6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b47bbe\" data-id=\"7b47bbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3be84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d3be84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c059a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85c059a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To ensure children\u2019s health and safety, and comply with the requirements of the National Law and Regulations and our policies and procedures, we will only allow the following activities to occur in respect of individual children if they are properly authorised in writing and dated:<\/p><ul><li>Administration of medication<\/li><li>Administration of medical treatment, dental treatment, general first aid products and ambulance transportation (required in enrolment records)<\/li><li>Excursions including regular outings<\/li><li>Taking of children\u2019s photographs<\/li><li>Posting of children\u2019s photographs on the service social media account<\/li><li>Collection of children by people other than parents eg child<ul><li>leaves in accordance with written authorisation of a parent or authorised nominee<\/li><li>\u00a0is given into care of a person or taken outside the premises for urgent medical treatment or because of another emergency<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Disclosure of a child\u2019s personal information where this is not legally required, or families would not expect the disclosure<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Written authorisations will contain all information required under the National Regulations and service policies &#8211; please see specific policies for more details.<\/p><p>Our service will accept verbal authorisations in the following situations:<\/p><ul><li>there is a medical emergency (authorisations are not required for asthma and anaphylactic emergencies)<\/li><li>parents or authorised nominees are unable to collect a child before the service closes and authorise an alternate person to collect the child<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Whenever a person not known to educators is authorised verbally or in writing to collect the child, they must be adequately identified by educators before the child is released. See Delivery and Collection of Children Policy for more information.<\/p><p><strong>Refusing Authorisations<\/strong><\/p><p>Staff will refuse an authorisation if it unreasonably risks the child\u2019s safety, is not in line with our policies and procedures or is fraudulent. For example staff will refuse an authorisation in the following situations:<\/p><ul><li>the authorisation is not (or does not appear to be) made by an authorised person<\/li><li>the authorisation does not comply with aspects of our policies and procedures eg medication is not in the original container, does not have the child\u2019s name on it, has expired, has an illegible label or the authorised dosage does not match the doctor\u2019s instructions<\/li><li>an authorised nominee, or person authorised by a parent or authorised nominee, does not appear to be capable of safely collecting the child (Delivery and Collection of Children Policy)<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>For transparency and accuracy, if staff refuse an authorisation, they will record the following information in the child\u2019s file:<\/p><ul><li>the details of the authorisation<\/li><li>why the authorisation was refused<\/li><li>actions taken eg parent asked to supply medication in original container<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0128f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0128f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b88606\" data-id=\"8b88606\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a4f83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47a4f83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6f578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b6f578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>Education and Care Services<\/strong><strong> National Law and Regulations<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>National Quality Standard<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cbec4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cbec4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e5e949\" data-id=\"5e5e949\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb42b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb42b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Review<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c5fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14c5fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The policy will be reviewed annually by:<\/p><ul><li>Management<\/li><li>Employees<\/li><li>Families<\/li><li>Interested Parties<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Last reviewed: March 2022<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Date for next review: March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acceptance and Refusal of Authorisations Policy NQS QA2 2.2.1 Supervision &#8211; At all times, reasonable precautions and adequate supervision ensure children are protected from harm and hazard. 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