Policies - Highmount Preschool

There are a total of 37 policies covering all mandatory and best practice areas related to the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care (NQF). These policies have been developed based upon information provided by the national peak body Early Learning Association of Australia (ELAA) to meet legislative, regulatory and funding requirements.

Highmount Preschool values and encourages family input into decision making and strives to draw upon this input to continuously improve the quality of the preschool. We are pleased to invite you to view the preschool’s policies, particularly those that are in draft form and provide any feedback via email highmount.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au

Hard copies of the policies can be made available upon request.

Further information on the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood and Care (NQF) is also available on the Australian Children’s education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) website via www.acecqa.gov.au

For Policy General Definitions, please click here

Quality Area (QA)	Policy	Mandatory (M) or Best Practice (BP)	Version	Policy Review Status	Review Frequency	Date Last Reviewed
1	Curriculum Development	Best Practice	2	Complete	Every 2nd Year	July 2019
1	Inclusion and Equity	Best Practice	3	Complete	Every 2nd Year	July 2019
2	Acceptance and Refusal of Authorisations	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Administration of First Aid	Mandatory	2	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Administration of Medication	Best Practice	4	Complete	Every 2nd Year	July 2019
2	Anaphylaxis	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Asthma	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2019
2	Child Safe Environment	Mandatory	5	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2020
2	Dealing with Infectious Diseases	Mandatory	4	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2020
2	Dealing with Medical Conditions	Mandatory	4	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Delivery and Collection of Children	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	June 2020
2	Diabetes	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2020
2	Emergency and Evacuation	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2020
2	Epilepsy	Best Practice	3	Complete	Every 2nd Year	July 2019
2	Excursions and Service Events	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Food Safety	Best Practice	2	Complete	Every 2nd Year	July 2019
2	Hygiene	Best Practice	2	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Incident Injury Trauma and Illness	Mandatory	2	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2020
2	Nutrition, Oral Health and Active Play	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	June 2020
2	Relaxation and Sleep	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Road Safety and Transport	Mandatory	2	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Sun Protection	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
2	Supervision of Children	Best Practice	3	Complete	Every 2nd Year	July 2019
2	Water Safety	Mandatory	2	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
3	Environmental Sustainability	Best Practice	2	Complete	Every 2nd Year	July 2019
3	Occupational Health and Safety	Mandatory	2	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2020
4	Code of Conduct	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
4	Determining Responsible Person	Mandatory	5	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
4	Participation of Volunteers and Students	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
4	Staffing	Mandatory	5	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
5	Interactions with Children	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
6	Enrolment and Orientation	Mandatory	3	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2020
7	Complaints and Grievances	Mandatory	2	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
7	Fee Policy	Mandatory	4	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2018
7	Governance and Management of the Service	Mandatory	2	Complete	Annually or as Required	July 2019
7	Information and Communication Technology (ICT)	Best Practice	2	Complete	Every 2nd Year	July 2019
7	Privacy and Confidentiality	Mandatory	4	Complete	Annually or as Required	October 2020