Whilst we focus on smiles and having fun, we take very seriously
the responsibility of caring for the most important person in a
parent's life, their child.
Camp Australia's services comply and surpass all National, State
and Local regulations and laws to ensure kids have access to the
care they need and deserve.
The detailed policies, procedures, staff training and
state-of-the-art enrolment and record keeping systems we use have
been developed over 25 years in the industry. This all adds
up to peace of mind for schools, communities, families and the Camp
Australia Team.
Program operations are focused on maintaining appropriate
staffing ratios at all times. To ensure the highest safety
for children and staff, this can include times where extra and
specialist staff are provided. This may include:
- Support for children with additional needs;
- Support and mentor new staff;
- Increased supervision for a particular site or program area;
and
- Activities that may have an increased risk (such as an
excursion off-site during holiday clubs).
All Camp Australia Before and After School care programs are
based on-site at the school. This avoids unnecessary
transportation of kids and the associated risks.
Staff
The Camp Australia Team undergoes extensive training and
assessment to ensure the wellbeing of all children.
This includes training in children's services laws and
regulations, child protection, first aid, CPR and Anaphylaxis
Management. Additional training is provided on Camp
Australia's detailed policies and procedures.
All training is conducted in-house by the Camp Australia
nationally accredited Registered Training Organisation.
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Operational support
To assist in daily operations Camp Australia programs are
provided with a daily session checklist, including Maintenance,
Health, Safety and Compliance, Rolls and Timesheets. These
checklist are compulsory and monitored by Regional Managers and
other support staff.
Items included in the checklist are:
- Visual site inspection and check for any hazards at the
program. Any issues are addressed immediately, or program
activities are changed to avoid the hazard area until it is
remedied. All facility repairs are reported through the school
maintenance procedures;
- Ensuring children are signed in and out of the service and the
time noted by the guardian. Only those nominated on the enrolment
form are authorised to collect children;
- Complying with Regulations in relation to illness,
administration of medications and injury at all times;
- Complying with Occupational Health and Safety Regulations;
- Adhering to recommended exclusion periods for infectious
diseases, as described in the Infectious Diseases Policy and Staying
Healthy in Child Care;
- Compliance with Government Food Handling Regulations;
- Wash hands before and after the preparation of any snacks for
consumption by users of the Service;
- All kitchen utensils and benches will have been washed,
sanitised and stored appropriately prior to their use in the
preparation of food;
- All non-indivually wrapped food items will be served using
tongs or appropriate food serving equipment; and
- Each child will be encouraged to wash their hands prior to
snack time and participation in cooking activities.
The wellbeing and safety of kids and the Camp Australia Team is
a key priority in everything we do from our policies, procedures,
enrolment processes, record keeping, programing, staffing, training
to healthy eating plans.
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