{"id":38,"date":"2026-06-03T03:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T03:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:45:31","slug":"policies-and-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/policies-and-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies and procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/AMMON-20210921-Curtin-Student_Engagement-Shoot02-Tue21-1461_1500-1000x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1767\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Early Learning Centre follows the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/policies.curtin.edu.au\/\">policies and procedures of Curtin University<\/a>, however there are many other policies and procedures that are relevant to the centre that are continually developed and reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Early Learning Centre&#8217;s Policy and Procedure Manual is available for all parents and prospective parents to read. Physical copies are located at Reception and the children&#8217;s rooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These polices reflect the centre&#8217;s philosophy, principles, as well as the values and procedural requirements of the centre. Parents&#8217; input is always gained before any compulsory policy is changed from a draft format. The following are a couple of statements from the centre&#8217;s philosophy that guides the policy development:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We recognise the need for young children to have a comfortable and secure transition from home life to group care by offering a warm and friendly environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A good working relationship between families and staff is&nbsp;created to provide a&nbsp;strong link between home and care that is reflected in the centre&#8217;s programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Policies and procedures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/QA1-Educational-Program-and-Practice-Policies-and-Procedures-04.09.2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Educational Program and Practice [.pdf 456kB]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/QA2-Health-and-Safety-2025-v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health and Safety [.pdf 1MB]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/Policies-and-Procedures-QA3-Physical-Environment-04.11.2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Physical Environment [.pdf 251kB]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/Policies-and-Procedures-QA4-Staffing-Arrangements-04.11.2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Staffing Arrangements [.pdf 282kB]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/QA5.Relationships-with-Children.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Relationships with Children [.pdf 719kB]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/QA6-Collaborative-Partnerships-with-Famillies-and-Communities-01.10.2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collaborative Partnerships [.pdf 527kB]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/QA7-Governance-and-Leadership-01.10.2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Governance and Leadership [.pdf 416kB]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Policies and Procedures are subject to change, most current versions can be found in the Centres foyer.&nbsp;Review our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/11\/Curtin-University-Early-Learning-Centre-Terms-and-Conditions-01.09.2023.pdf\">Terms and Conditions [.pdf 130kB]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Early Learning Centre follows the&nbsp;policies and procedures of Curtin University, however there are many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/central.curtin.edu.au\/childcare-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}