Work Practices Regulations, Law and NQS

Documenting of child assessments or evaluations for delivery of educational program

(1) The approved provider of the education and care service must ensure that, for the purposes of the educational program, the following are documented—
(a) for a child preschool age or under—
(i) assessments of the child’s developmental needs, interests, experiences and participation in the educational program; and

(ii) assessments of the child’s progress against the outcomes of the educational program; and

(b) for a child over preschool age, evaluations of the child’s wellbeing, development and learning.

(2) In preparing the documentation, the approved provider must—
(a) consider—
(i) the period of time that the child is being educated and cared for by the service; and

(ii) how the documentation will be used by the educators at the service; and

(b) prepare the documentation in a way that is readily understandable by the educators at the service and the parents of the child.

Note. A compliance direction may be issued for failure to comply with subregulation (1).