I01 - Notification of Incident

The below outlines the types of incidents required for notification:

• Any incident involving serious injury or trauma to a child which a reasonable person would consider required urgent medical attention from a registered medical practitioner or attended or ought reasonably to have attended a hospital

• Any incident involving serious illness of a child occurring while that child is being educated and cared for by an education and care service for which the child attended, or ought reasonably to have attended

• A circumstance where a child appears to be missing or cannot be accounted for

• A circumstance where a child appears to have been taken or removed from the service premises in a manner that contravenes the National Regulation

• A circumstance where a child is mistakenly locked in or locked out of the service premises or any part of the premises

• The death of a child

• An emergency for which emergency services attended

• An incident that requires the approved provider to close, or reduce the number of children attending, the service for a period

• A circumstance arising at the service that poses a risk to the health, safety or wellbeing of a child or children attending the service

• The attendance at the service of any additional child or children being educated and cared for in an emergency in the circumstances set out in regulation 123(5)

• An incident where the approved provider reasonably believes that physical abuse or sexual abuse of a child or children has occurred or is occurring at the service

• Allegations that physical or sexual abuse of a child or children has occurred or is occurring at the service (other than an allegation raised as a formal complaint)