Documents and policies.
Centre policies, parent handbooks, programming documents, and external resources used across all 4 Eikoh centres. Most documents open in OneDrive.
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For parents: documents and policies
Parent handbooks, enrolment forms, policy documents and centre-specific information for families.
- Education and Care Services National Regulations
- EIKOH - Guide to the National Quality Framework (NQF) March 2023
- EIKOH - Interest Web form
- EIKOH - The Early Years Learning Framework - V2.0, 2022
- HSPOL 01 - Child Protection
- HSPOL 01A - Child Safe Policy
- HSPOL 02 - Health Policy Statement
- HSPOL 12 - Medical Conditions
- HSPOL 13 - Nutrition, Food, Beverages, Dietary Requirements (Normanhurst and West Ryde)
- HSPOL 13A - Nutrition, Food, Beverages, Dietary Requirements (Roseville and St Ives)
- HSPOL 15 - Suggestions for Morning Tea and Lunch
- HSPOL 16 - Dietary Requirements
- HSPOL 16A - Changes to Dietary Requirements
- HSPOL 17 - Sun Protection
- HSPOL 18 - Clothing and Footwear for Children
- HSPOL 26 - Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness
- HSPOL 27 - Immunisation
- MPOL 04 - Privacy and Confidentiality Policy
- MPOL 07 - Late Collection of Children Policy
- MPOL 17 - CCTV Policy
- MPOL 18 - Parent & Visitor Code of Conduct
- National Law
- New Children Orientation & Enrolment Packs
- Parent Handbook - Normanhurst
- Parent Handbook - Roseville
- Parent Handbook - St Ives
- Parent Handbook - West Ryde
- PPOL 02 - Curriculum and Educational Practices
- PPOL 07 - Positive Behaviour Guidance
- PROCED 15 Sleep and Rest Procedures
For parents: useful links
Trusted external resources for parents covering health, breastfeeding, nutrition, child safety and government services.
- Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia – Food Allergy Awareness
- Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
- Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority
- Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority - National Law
- Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority - Regulations
- Australian Dental Association
- Beyond Blue: 6-12 Years
- Biting - When Children Bite - A resource for Early Childhood Educators
- Biting in Child Care
- Cancer Council – Sun Safety
- Community Information Directory
- Health Direct
- Hornsby Shire Council
- Munch & Move
- NAPCAN – Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect
- NSW Centre for Road Safety
- NSW Government Department of Education – Early Childhood Education
- NSW Government – Primary Schools
- Parent Line NSW
- Product Safety Australia
- Raising Children - Toilet Training: When and How to do it
- Red Nose - Safe Sleeping
- Starting Big School Resource
- StartingBlocks
- Staying Healthy - Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services 5th Ed
- Raising Children Network: Professional resources
- Raising Children Network
- The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
- Tresillian
Health and safety policies
Centre health and safety policies including child protection, sun safety, nutrition, medical conditions, and emergency procedures.
- HSPOL 01 - Child Protection
- HSPOL 01A - Child Safe Policy
- HSPOL 02 - Health Policy Statement
- HSPOL 03 - Medications
- HSPOL 04 - Dental Hygiene and Dental Accidents
- HSPOL 05 - Hand Washing Policy and Procedure
- HSPOL 06 - Toileting
- HSPOL 07 - Nappy Changing Policy and Procedure
- HSPOL 08 - Hygiene and Centre Policy on Cleanliness and Maintaining the Environment
- HSPOL 09 - Blood and Body Fluids Precaution
- HSPOL 10 - First Aid
- HSPOL 11 - Illegal Substances
- HSPOL 12 - Medical Conditions
- HSPOL 13 - Nutrition, Food, Beverages, Dietary Requirements (Normanhurst and West Ryde)
- HSPOL 13A - Nutrition, Food, Beverages, Dietary Requirements (Roseville and St Ives)
- HSPOL 14 - Food Safety
- HSPOL 15 - Suggestions for Morning Tea and Lunch
- HSPOL 16 - Dietary Requirements
- HSPOL 16A - Changes to Dietary Requirements
- HSPOL 17 - Sun Protection
- HSPOL 18 - Clothing and Footwear for Children
- HSPOL 19 - Workplace Health and Safety
- HSPOL 20 - Storage of Potentially Dangerous Substances and Equipment
- HSPOL 21 - Supervision Policy
- HSPOL 22 - Outdoor Weather Policy
- HSPOL 23 - Death of a Child, Staff, or Visitor at the Centre
- HSPOL 24 - Staff Clothing
- HSPOL 25 - Water Safety
- HSPOL 26 - Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness
- HSPOL 27 - Immunisation
- HSPOL 28 - Providing a Child Safe Environment
- HSPOL 29 - Infectious Diseases
- HSPOL 30 - Animals in the Environment
- HSPOL 31 - Environmental Sustainability
- HSPOL 32 - Lock up
- HSPOL 33 - Bites and Stings
- PROCED 11 Emergency and Evacuation Policy
- PROCED 18 Natural Disasters and Centre Emergency Lockdown Procedure
- PROCED 16 Policy and Procedure for Supporting and Working with Children Displaying Challenging Behaviours
- HSPOL 2a Procedure for Advising Health Authorities of Notifiable Disease at the Centre
- HSPOL 2b Procedures for the Administration of Paracetamol
- PROCED 14 Workplace Health and Safety Reporting Procedure for Staff
- PROCED 15 Sleep and Rest Procedures
Legislation: National Law and Regulations
The National Law and Regulations that govern early childhood education and care services in Australia.
Management policies
Centre management policies covering enrolment, fees, privacy, complaints, governance, and operational matters.
- MPOL 01 - Hiring of Staff Policy
- MPOL 02 - Educator and Management Policy
- MPOL 03 - Training and Development Policy
- MPOL 04 - Privacy and Confidentiality Policy
- MPOL 05 - Information to Staff and Parents Policy
- MPOL 06 - Arrival and Departure of Children Policy
- MPOL 07 - Late Collection of Children Policy
- MPOL 08 - Access to Children Policy
- MPOL 09 - Staff and Educator Grievance Policy
- MPOL 10 - Governance and Management of the Service Policy
- MPOL 11 - Unenrolled Children Policy
- MPOL 12 - Acceptance and Refusal of Authorisations Policy
- MPOL 13 - Fees and Debt Management Policy
- MPOL 14 - Volunteers and Students Policy
- MPOL 15 - Determining Responsible Person Policy
- MPOL 16 - Record Keeping and Retention Policy
- MPOL 17 - CCTV Policy
- MPOL 18 - Parent & Visitor Code of Conduct
- MPOL 19 - Staff Mobile Phone
- MPOL 20 - Safe and Responsible Use of Digital Devices
- MPOL 21 - Protected Disclosures (Whistleblower Policy)
- PROCED 01 Review of Policies and Procedure
- PROCED 02 Enrolment Procedure
- PROCED 05 Absences from Child Care Procedure
- PROCED 08 Procedure for Emergency Replacement of Staff
- PROCED 10 Procedure for Dealing with Concerns and Complaints
- PROCED 17 Procedures for Staff Changes
Programming and educational policies
Educational program, curriculum, inclusion, behaviour guidance, and pedagogical practice.
- PPOL 01 - Philosophy Normanhurst
- PPOL 01 - Philosophy Roseville
- PPOL 01 - Philosophy St Ives Chase
- PPOL 01 - Philosophy West Ryde
- PPOL 02 - Curriculum and Educational Practices
- PPOL 03 - Multimedia
- PPOL 04 - Excursion
- PPOL 05 - Inclusion
- PPOL 06 - Additional Needs
- PPOL 07 - Positive Behaviour Guidance
- PPOL 08 - Interactions Between Educators and Children
- PPOL 09 - Building Relationships with Families
- PPOL 10 - Orientation Policy
- PPOL 11 - Transition to School Policy
- PPOL 12 - The Indoor and Outdoor Environment
- PPOL 13 - Physical Activity
- PPOL 14 - Incursion
- PPOL 15 - The Educational Leader
- PPOL 16 - National Quality Framework
- PPOL 17 - Digital Technology, Social Media and OWNA App
Staff induction
Staff induction documents, codes of conduct and onboarding resources.
Need a document not listed here? Some operational policies and centre-specific documents are held only at the centres and are not published online. Contact your centre director or the head office on 02 9487 5174 or admin@eikoh.nsw.edu.au to request access. Documents marked "available on request" are sent on email request.