Governance Code of Conduct Families and Visitors
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Code of Conduct Families and Visitors
- Work in partnership with educators
- sharing information about children’s everyday lives to help educators implement meaningful learning activities
- respecting reasonable decisions or requests by educators
- supporting educators in managing any behavioural issues and implementing agreed behaviour management strategies at home
- including educators in any professional relationships with outside professionals providing support services to child
For example:
- Implement practices which protect children from harm:
- driving and parking carefully near the service
- only taking photos or video of other children at the service if their parents has given permission
- reporting any dangerous or suspicious behaviour to the Nominated Supervisor
- never having physical contact with children not their own at the service unless the family or a staff member is present
- never taking children into any areas which are not visible to other adults
- never coming to the service impaired by alcohol, legal or illegal substances
- never smoking on the service premises or in the car park
- never leaving siblings in the car while collecting other children
For example:
- Comply with all service policies and procedures
- raising complaints directly and only with the person concerned or the Nominated Supervisor
- keeping sick children at home
- providing healthy food options for children
- supporting educators in meeting children’s needs for sleep or rest
- keeping children’s immunisations up to date
- using service grievance procedure to resolve complaints
- keeping fees up to date
For example:
- Interact respectfully and politely with others
- interacting respectfully and politely
- maintaining confidentiality
- valuing diversity in knowledge, experience, religion, culture, heritage and everyday lifestyles
- teaching children to interact positively with staff members
- never using derogatory, offensive or abusive language (includes swearing)
- never engaging in activity which is unethical or illegal, or harasses, discriminates against, victimises, humiliates or threatens anyone connected to the service
For example:
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