The Policies of Newcastle Five Star Family Day Care are organised into 6 sections.
Section 1 - Service Management
Philosophy Statement
Complaints
Enrolment and Orientation
Fees
Governance and Management
Record Keeping and Confidentiality
Section 2 - Family Day Care Specific
Assessment, Approval and Reassessment of FDC Residence
Assistant Family Day Care Educator
Educator Registration
Fit and Proper Person Assessment
Information, Assistance and Training
Keeping a Register of Educators
Monitor, Support and Supervision of Educators
Visitors
Section 3 - Health
Educator Health
First Aid Administration
Hygiene
Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness
Infectious Diseases and Exclusion
Medical Conditions
Nutrition, Food, Beverages and Dietary Requirements
Sleep/Rest
Sun Protection
Tobacco, Drugs and Alcohol (child safe environment)
Section 4 - Safety
Authorisation and Refusals
Bathing
Child Protection (child safe environment)
Critical Incidents
Delivery and Collection of Children & Parental Access
Emergency & Evacuation Procedures
Excursions / Regular Outings / Transport
Pets
Supervision (child safe environments)
Water Safety
Work Health and Safety
Section 5 - Staffing Arrangements
Determining the Responsible Person
Volunteers and Students
Code of Conduct and Ethics
Section 6 - Relationships with Children
Curriculum / Program Development and Implementation
Interactions with Children
Parental / Guardian Involvement
Transition to other Learning Environments
Section 7 - Enforcement and Compliance
Enforcement and Compliance