We as educators strongly advise that your child arrives at the centre by 9:30am each day. This will ensure that your child will partake in the daily interests, activities and documentation.
Although we do offer experiences throughout the day, the children’s concentration and
engagement levels are best during the morning and this is when we mostly do our focus
sessions and documentation.
Your child’s profile, room and scrapbook will be full of tracking and an abundance of activities and photos.
It is however your choice as to when you send your child, we just want what’s best for all in the long run.
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AGREEMENT AND CONSENT TO TERMS – Please read thoroughly before sign
1. Emergency or Accidents
In the event of an emergency, illness or accident (when the Centre is unable to contact the Parent / Guardian or the Authorised Contact/s), I / We give the staff at the centre consent to provide Medical or Hospital attention for our child. I /We agree to pay any expenses incurred for Medical treatment and Transport.
2. Administering of Paracetamol
I / We agree for centre staff and/or Nurse to administer ONE dosage of Paracetamol in the event of our child’s body temperature rising above 38°C. I / We understand that the staff and/or Nurse will make contact with either the Parents / Guardians or the Emergency Contacts to inform us that Paracetamol is being administered and discuss at the time further actions to take in the event that the temperature does not subside within an appropriate time frame.
3. Permission for Publication
I / We hereby give consent for our child’s photograph, name and age to be used for the room programming, Centre displays and/or publications (e.g. Newsletters). Where this information may be utilized outside of the Centre, further permission will be sought.
4. Permission for Observation
I / We give permission for our child to be observed for staff, student or visitor purposes. Students and visitors will be from ACCS edited training programs and will work in conjunction with your child’s caregivers. If questioning or testing is to be carried out I / we will be asked for further permission.
5. Fees / Payment of
Please refer to our current fee schedule displayed in the Foyer for up to date fee information. As fees may change
all fee changes will be notified via notices on Statements and displayed in the foyer with fourteen (14) days notice.
I / We agree to maintain our fees as per the centre’s fee policy. We will ensure our fees are kept up to date by
making payments on the required day via Debit Success or as agreed with the Centre. I / We are aware that
failure to pay due fees within 14 days may result in the cancellation of care at the Centre’s option. Where a Debit
Success (direct debit) arrangement has been entered into, I/we authorize the centre to make withdrawals from
my/our nominated account as specified in the Direct Debit Request Form, as determined the centre in
accordance with the terms and conditions herein and in any subsequent agreement with the centre. I/we
acknowledge that such withdrawals may include amounts representing any arrears that are owed by me/us. I /
We understand that any costs incurred by the centre in collecting any arrears owed may be charged to my/our
account. I also understand and agree that if my bookings are cancelled due to an overdue account that all
unsettled debt will be referred to a Debt Collection Agency, this will also incur a 30% surcharge on my final
account. The details of this debt may also be placed on a credit reference bureau.
The information that may be passed to the collection agency, may include:-
- The name and address (and the previous two address’s), date of birth, name of employer, CRN number
and driver’s license number of the defaulter
- That you have been provided credit to the defaulter
- Details of any account that is overdue by more than 60 days, and for which debt recovery has
commenced
- The status of past overdue accounts (even after they are settled)
- Whether any dishonoured cheques drawn buy the defaulter for $100.00 or more which have been
dishonoured more than once.
Further court action will be taken and I/We will be liable for all the Raceview Kindergarten and Child Care's
Legal Fees
6. Permission for Evacuations
I / We hereby give permission for our child to participate in regular evacuation drills. I / We understand that our child will be relocated from the Centre under the supervision of their caregivers and centre staff to a safety zone for evacuation purposes. (Please refer to the Centres Evacuation Plans and Procedures for information.)
7. Sunscreen Application
I / We agree for the Centre Staff to apply sunscreen regularly to our child for outdoor play purposes. I / We understand that the Centre may use a variety of sunscreen brands from time to time, and this information will be advised to us on Parent Communication Boards in the Centre foyer and rooms. If my child requires special sunscreen I/we agree to supply this product to the centre.
8. Insect Repellent Applications
I / We agree for Centre Staff to apply Insect Repellent to our child where necessary for indoor or outdoor purposes. I / We understand that the Centre may use a variety of insect repellent brands from time to time, and this information will be advised to us on Parent Communication Boards in the Centre foyer and rooms. If my child requires special repellent I/we agree to supply this product to the centre.
9. Child Care Subsidy (Lump Sum Claims)
I / We understand that it is our responsibility to notify the Centre of our Customer Reference Numbers (CRNs) even where our family will not be claiming Child Care Subsidy as reduced fees on a weekly basis.
10. Parent Handbook
I / We acknowledge that we have received, been shown where to find or have read the Centre’s Parent Handbook. I / We understand any changes to this Handbook will be displayed on the Parent Communication Boards in the Centre foyer and rooms.
11. Centre Policies
I / We acknowledge that the Centre Policies are available in the Centre’s foyer at all times to view. I / We understand that any changes to these policies will be carried out where appropriate in consultation with us as Parents / Guardians and any changes to these policies will be displayed on the Parent Communication Boards in the Centre foyer.
12. Cancellation of Care
I / We understand that two week’s written notification is required in advance when cancelling care. I/We also understand that our child/ren must attend the last day of care stated in the two weeks’ notice.
13. Fees for Public Holidays
I / We understand that Public Holidays are charged at the normal daily fee rate with a $15 discount (on 12 hour sessions only) and that complimentary make-up days will not be available.
14. Late Fees
I / We understand that late fees will be charged if our child is not collected by the advertised closing time, and that no Child Care Subsidy can be claimed for this fee. Late fees charged are as follows: $1 per minute for each minute that your child has not been collected after closing time (minimum late fee: $15.00).
15. Priority of Access
I / We understand that if our family falls under Priority Access we may be required to alter our days or give up our place in the Centre in order to provide a place for a higher Priority family according to the following Priority Access Guidelines and our Centre Policy: First Priority – children at risk or serious abuse or neglect; Second Priority – children whose parents satisfy the work, training and study guidelines specified by the Government ; and Third Priority – all other children.
16. Infectious Diseases / Clearance Certificates
I / We understand that our child will be excluded from the Centre if they contract a contagious disease or condition. I / We understand that our child will not be accepted back into the centre until a ‘clearance certificate’ is issued from a Medical Practitioner. Please refer to our Centre Policies for further information.
17. Non - Immunisation
I / We understand that if our child is NOT immunised in accordance to the Government requirements (refer to our immunisation details page) our child will be excluded from the centre until the infectious period of the disease or condition has passed. (Please refer to our Centre Policies for further information).
18. Presence of Visitors and Volunteers
I / We understand that occasionally the Centre may have visitors and/or volunteers assisting in the Centre. I / We consent to our child being in the presence of visitors and/or volunteers under the Centre Staff supervision.
19. Confidentiality of Enrolment Records
I/We understand that information in the child’s enrolment record is not divulged to another person unless necessary for the care or education of the child, to manage medical treatment of the child, where expressly authorised by the parent or prescribed in the Children’ Services.
20. Enrolment Fees & BOND
I/We understand that I must pay an annual Enrolment fee of $33.00, this fee subsidises the centre's administration, internet, paper and resource costs. I/We also understand that I must pay a BOND of $100.00 prior to enrolment. This Bond will be refunded on conclusion of my child's enrolment four weeks after my child's last attended day, as long as there is no debt against my account.
21. Social Media – Please read
I/We give permission to Plainlands Kindergarten and Childcare and their Educators to take and use any photographs or videos of my child either in full or in part, in conjunction with any wording or artworks for the following purposes. As a way of seeing your children progress - we use "story park" and upon enrolment an invitation will be sent to you via email. (please tick all that apply):
