All early childhood services are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards. These are designed to ensure that organisations that work with children take steps to create a culture of child safety and protect children from all forms of abuse.
Commitment to the Child Safe Standards:
Lang Park and Acacia Park are committed to...
Lang Park Early Learning Centre & Kindergarten is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We understand our responsibilities and statutory duty of care to comply with both the Victorian Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme to build our capacity as an organisation to prevent and respond to allegations of abuse.
We are dedicated to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.
Child Safe Standards
Commitment to the Child Safe Standards:
Lang Park and Acacia Park are committed to...
Lang Park Early Learning Centre & Kindergarten is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We understand our responsibilities and statutory duty of care to comply with both the Victorian Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme to build our capacity as an organisation to prevent and respond to allegations of abuse.
We are dedicated to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.
What are the Child Safe Standards?
Establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal Children are respected and valued.
Ensure that child safety and wellbeing are embedded in service leadership, governance and culture.
Children are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.
Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.
Equity is upheld and diverse needs are respected in policy and practice.
People working with children are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.
Ensure that processes for complaints and concerns are child focused.
Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children safe through ongoing education and training.
Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children to be harmed.
Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved.
Policies and procedures that document how services are safe for children.
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