Driving continuous improvement for OSHC
Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) forms an important part of the lives of many South Australian families, in fact there are currently more than 29,000 (or 1 in 6) primary school aged South Australian children enrolled in one of SA’s 389 OSHC services.
The recently released Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care made recommendations relating to OSHC, which the state government has accepted, namely:
- modernising OSHC qualification requirements
- increasing central Department for Education support for OSHC
- finalising the right model of OSHC or ‘wraparound care’ on government preschool sites.
It also made a recommendation to government to ‘ensure a fit for purpose regulatory approach to OSHC'.
As part of our 2023-24 regulatory strategy to provide education and guidance to the sector to support voluntary compliance, the ESB partnered with Queensland Children's Activities Network (QCAN) to provide training in three priority areas, namely:
- Nominated Supervisor and Responsible Person in Charge
- Proactive, Interactive and Effective Supervision in OSHC, and
- Risk Management in OSHC.
Upcoming sessions
If you work for an OSHC provider and have not attended these training sessions, we encourage you to book into one or more of the upcoming sessions.
Nominated Supervisor and Responsible Person in Charge
Resources
- Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011 SI 653)
- Responsible Person Requirements for Approved Providers (ACECQA)
- Nominated Supervisors Information Sheet (ACECQA)
Proactive, Interactive and Effective Supervision in OSHC
- 9.30 am to 11.30 am, Thursday 2 November, Lipson Ave, Seacliff
- 12.00 pm to 2.00 pm, Thursday 2 November, Lipson Ave, Seacliff
- 9.30 am to 11.30 am, Friday 3 November, 43 Franklin St, Adelaide
Resources
- Adequate supervision: an ESB regulatory priority for 2023-24
- Safe Arrival of Children Information Sheet (ACECQA)
- Safe Arrival of Children policy and procedure guidelines (ACECQA)
- Supervision in OSHC elearning session (ACECQA)
- Active supervision information sheet (ACECQA)
Risk Management in OSHC
Resources
- Risk assessment and management tool (ACECQA)
- Risk assessment and management - Indoor and outdoor learning environment safety checklist (ACECQA)
- Safe transportation of children information sheet (ACECQA)
- Changes to regular transportation of children commencing 1 March 2023 (ACECQA)
- Risk Assessment and Management Cycle (ACECQA)
- ESB article: 'Serious incidents: injury, trauma or illness - what to do'
- ESB article: 'Safe use of bouncy castles during vacation care'
- ESB fact sheet: 'Preschool-aged children at OSHC'
If you are interested in the upcoming OSHC training sessions, please register via the links above or here: https://www.noshsa.org.au/events