Child Safe Standards

• The safety and wellbeing of children will always be our first priority; it is fundamental to their ability to learn and develop.
• We are committed to the participation and empowerment of all children.
• We support and respect all children and uphold their rights to feel and be safe at all times.
• We have zero tolerance of child abuse. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures.
• We follow our duty of care and legal obligations to contact authorities when we are concerned about a child’s safety.
• Our Kindergarten is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
• Our Kindergarten has robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff, contractors and volunteers.
• We will ensure that there is an appropriate screening process for all staff and volunteers and that they have a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) or that they have a current registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
• We are committed to regularly training and educating staff and volunteers on child abuse risks and how to interact and behave with children.
• We are committed to providing and promoting safe environments for all children, including vulnerable children, where they feel safe.
• We are committed to providing and promoting the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ children and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.
• We will ensure that staff and volunteers understand the process for reporting any child safety issues and are supported by Rye Pre-school appointed Child Safety Officer.
• We are committed to ensuring that staff and volunteers understand that child safety is everyone’s responsibility.
• We promote our commitment to Child Safe Standards and aim to maintain the standards.

Rye Pre-school values are demonstrated through this statement:
Excellence: Rye Pre-school is a champion of child safe standards and is committed to their exemplary implementation.
Learning: Children learn best when they feel safe and secure.
Inclusive: Our commitment to providing and promoting safe environments for all children.
Integrity: We act with integrity at all times by putting the children’s best interests first.
Respect: We respect the rights and the voice of children.

Our Child safety and Well Being Policy align with the Commission for Children and Young People Child Safe Standards.