Induction Training part 2: FFDC specific Information

Presented by Kathi Hewitson

Director, Coordinator and Educational Leader of Foundations Family Day Care

Topics for today

• The structure of FFDC
• Roles in our service
• Standard and Non-Standard Hours
• Phone numbers
• Mandatory Training
• Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness
• Medication
• USB and Portal
• Program Planning and Set-up
• SunSmart
• Bike Safety
• Performance Review

Kathi – Director, Coordinator, Nominated Supervisor, Educational Leader, Administration

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Craig – Co-director

Field Coordinator

Educator

Educator

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Educator Assistant

Educator Assistant

Service Supplied Educator Assistant

Educator

Educator

Educator

Foundations Family Day Care Inc = Company/Trustee

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K&3C Family Trust = Approved Provider

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Foundations Family Day Care = Business Name, Approved Service

Roles in our service

• Educators
• Educator Assistants
• Service Supplied Educator Assistants
• Mentors
• Field Coordinators
• Administration
• Person in Day to Day Charge
• Nominated Supervisor
• Educational Leader
• Director and Co-Director

Standard and Non Standard Hours

• Standard hours 🡪 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
• Non-standard hours
• Before 8am Monday to Friday
• After 6pm Monday to Friday
• Public Holidays
• Saturdays and Sundays
• If you are working at a time you normally don’t, SMS prior to the start of that time to ensure support is available
• Office hours 9am-5pm Monday to Friday (Victoria), 8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday (South Australia)
• Support available at all times care and education is being provided (Kathi 0421 599 416)

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Phone Numbers

• Kathi & main number – 0421 599 416
• Emergencies only – (03) 9727 2816, 0425 859 499, 0490 329 080
• Only use other emergency numbers if unable to reach Kathi and it is a TRUE emergency
• Please keep calls to office hours wherever possible!
• Support is available at all times care and education is being provided

��Mandatory Training��

• First Aid (Regs) 3 yearly
• CPR (Regs) Annual
• Anaphylaxis (Regs) 3 yearly with annual update
• Asthma (Regs) 3 yearly (some have annual update)

Within 3 months of start/prior to start:

• Child Protection (Policy) then yearly/on certificate – also every adult in the FDC home
• Behaviour Guidance (Policy) then 18 months (Phoenix Cups)

6 per year, minimum 2 presented by service

Other recommended training:

• Food Handling
• As identified by you, your Field Coordinator and/or Coordinator

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Incident, Injury, Trauma & Illness

• Try to prevent (Home Safety Check standard, active supervision, completion of risk assessments, sufficient equipment)
• Serious incidents to be reported to office within 1 hour
• Other incidents within 12 hours
• Document every incident, no matter how minor

Medication

• All medication given, including nappy & teething creams, MUST be on the form
• Must meet policy about whether or not it can be administered
• Parent fills in the first section
• Educator fills in the second section, with parent to acknowledge
• If medication is not issued, a note needs to be on the Educator’s section
• If a routine medication – one entry for 3 months/the form is filled

USB and Portal

• Portal has forms, policies
• USB has resources
• Remains the property of FFDC
• USB be returned in February each year for replacement
• Charge incurred if lost/damaged ($20)
• Used as ID when dealing with businesses who have a relationship with FFDC

Program Planning and Documentation of Learning

Section of The Act

168 (1) Offence relating to required programs

The approved provider of an education and care service must ensure that a program is delivered to all children being educated and cared for by the service that—

(a) is based on an approved learning framework; and

(b) is delivered in a manner that accords with the approved learning framework; and

(c) is based on the developmental needs, interests and experiences of each child; and

(d) is designed to take into account the individual differences of each child.

SunSmart

• SunSmart policy
• Hats required (Supplied to children)
• Model appropriate behaviours (hat, clothing, sunscreen, sunglasses, shade)
• UV rating (App?)

Bike Safety

• Bikes and ride on toys inaccessible unless directly supervised
• Helmets at all times a child is on a bike or a ride on toy

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Wheels = Helmet

Bike Safety

Performance Review

• Based on Educator Position Description
• Done at 3 months and annually as standard
• First step – reflection
• Second step – conversation
• Third step - planning

Next step

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That’s the end of Stage 2 of your induction training. Don’t forget to complete and return your quiz.