Regulations 73 to 76 set the rules for the educational program that section 168 of the National Law requires every service to deliver. Regulation 73: the program must contribute to five outcomes for each child: a strong sense of identity; being connected with and contributing to their world; a strong sense of wellbeing; being a confident and involved learner; and being an effective communicator. Regulation 74: document assessments of each child’s needs, interests, participation and progress (preschool age and under) or evaluations of wellbeing, development and learning (school age). Regulation 75: display information about the program and keep a copy available. Regulation 76: give parents information about the program and their child on request.
What each regulation requires, how they connect to the EYLF and NQS Quality Area 1, the state variations for school-age children, and model answers for assessments.
Regulation 73 applies to the program each service must deliver under section 168 of the Law. The program must contribute to these outcomes for each child:
These are the five learning outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework. See the EYLF learning outcomes, and for school-age care My Time, Our Place.
Model short answer: Regulation 73 requires the educational program to contribute to five outcomes for each child: a strong sense of identity, connection with and contribution to their world, a strong sense of wellbeing, confidence and involvement as a learner, and effective communication.
Under regulation 74 the provider must ensure the following are documented as part of the program:
In preparing documentation, the provider must consider how long the child attends and how educators will use it, and write it so educators and the child’s parents can readily understand it.
State variation: for school-age children, NSW (r 274A), Queensland (r 298A), SA (r 325B), Tasmania (r 345A), Victoria (r 359A), WA (r 373A) and the NT (r 289A) replace the evaluation requirement with documented evidence of how the program was developed. See OSHC regulations.
Model short answer: Regulation 74 requires services to document, for children preschool age or under, assessments of each child’s needs, interests, experiences, participation and progress against the outcomes, and for school-age children, evaluations of wellbeing, development and learning, in a form educators and families can understand.
Regulation 75 requires information about the contents and operation of the educational program to be displayed where parents can see it, and a copy of the program to be available for inspection on request at the premises (or, in family day care, at each residence or venue).
On request, a parent must be given information about the content and operation of the program as it relates to their child, information about their child’s participation, and a copy of the regulation 74 documentation about their child (regulation 76).
Regulation 73 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations requires the educational program to contribute to five outcomes for each child: a strong sense of identity, connection with and contribution to their world, a strong sense of wellbeing, being a confident and involved learner, and being an effective communicator.
Regulation 74 requires documentation, for each child preschool age or under, of assessments of their needs, interests, experiences, participation and progress against the outcomes; and for school-age children, evaluations of their wellbeing, development and learning.
On request: information about the content and operation of the program as it relates to their child, information about their child's participation, and a copy of the regulation 74 documentation about their child.
Information about the contents and operation of the educational program displayed where parents can see it, and a copy of the program available for inspection on request.
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