Our Commitment to Child Safety:

NewHope Baptist Preschool is committed to child safety.

• We want children to be safe, happy, and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers.

• We are committed to the safety, participation, and empowerment of all children.

• We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures.

• We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.

• NewHope Baptist Preschool is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.

• NewHope Baptist Preschool has robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers.

• NewHope Baptist Preschool is committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks.

• We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.

• We have specific policies, procedures, and training in place that support our leadership team, staff, and volunteers to achieve these commitments.

 

For more information about the early years learning framework go to the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)