Aussie Childcare Network Forum

Hi all.
I am doing my course work based on the ABC Child Care Centre that I'm doing my placement at and have a couple of questions on policies that I have forgotten to check on their intranet.

Just wondering if anyone worked at one of the ABC/Goodstart's would be able to help me??

Questions are:

Is there a policy on a staff member being able to care for a child that is at the Centre, outside Centre hours eg: on the weekend? What is the policy?

Does the service have an "appropriate touching policy"? What does this include?

Thanks a lot. Greatly appreciated

Thanks for your help, L.A.

I have been searching all sorts of Regulations, Acts and Legislations in Victoria on Child Protection to find something on "appropriate touching", but found nothing.

I found that overseas there are a lot of "no babysitting" policies in place in Child Care, so you cannot baby sit a child from your Centre outside hours, as the Centre is liable if something happens to the child. The only way you can babysit the child is if the Centre has a "Hold Harmless" agreement, that the parents can sign which waives any right to hold the Centre liable if anything happens to their child.

But I cannot seem to find anything on this is Victoria or in Australia.

I will have to search ABC's intranet next week, as it covers everything more directly.

Thanks again