Child Safety
Our organisation 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.
- Our organisation is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.
- Our organisation has robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers.
- Our organisations is committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks.
- We support and respect all children, staff, parents, volunteers and all diverse and unique identities.
- We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and children with additional needs, to provide them a safe environment in which to learn and play.
- We have specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments.
If you believe a child is at immediate risk of abuse phone 000.
Cultural Safety of Aboriginal Children
Appletree Hill Preschool is committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children.
We are committed to:
- Actively supporting and facilitating participation and inclusion of Aboriginal children, young people and their families within our service
- The safety, participation and empowerment of Aboriginal children
- Providing an educational program that strengthens Aboriginal children’s culture and identity
- Actively supporting and encouraging Aboriginal children to express their culture and enjoy their cultural rights
- Supporting Aboriginal children and their families to identify as Aboriginal without fear of retribution or questioning
- Supporting Aboriginal children to maintain connection to their kinship ties, land and country
- Supporting Aboriginal children to be taught their cultural heritage by Elders
- Facilitating regular training and education on Aboriginal cultural and cultural safety
- Establishing policies, procedures, systems and processes to create a culturally safe and inclusive environment and meet the needs of Aboriginal children, young people and their families.