Child Safety
Gellibrand Crescent Kindergarten and the Northern Darebin Combined Kindergarten Association (NDCKA) are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our services and programs. Our association has zero tolerance for child abuse of any kind as we work towards compliance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards.
Gellibrand Crescent Kindergarten and NDCKA are committed to the rights of all children to feel safe, and be safe at all times, including:
- Promoting the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children;
- Promoting the cultural safety of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds;
- Promoting the safety of children with disabilities;
- Promoting the (right to) safety of trans and gender diverse children and their families in ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) settings;
- Ensuring that LGBTIQ+ children and families feel included;
- Valuing, respecting and caring for children;
- Fostering opportunities for each child to participate, express their views and to learn and develop;
- Always acting in the best interests of each child and having a zero tolerance of child abuse, racism, discrimination and bullying;
- Taking all reasonable steps to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of children at all times, whilst also promoting their learning and development;
- Actively managing the risks of abuse or harm to each child, including fulfilling our duty of care and legal obligations in protecting children and preventing any reasonable, foreseeable
risk of injury or harm; - Continuously improving the way our service identifies risks of and responds to child abuse, and reporting on responses to allegations of abuse;
- Proactively sharing information with relevant authorities to promote the wellbeing and/or safety of a child or a group of children, consistent with their best interests.
Gellibrand Crescent Kindergarten and NDCKA are committed to providing and actively promoting a safe environment where all children are valued and feel safe. This commitment is reflected in our centre’s philosophy and daily teaching practice. Our commitment to the safety of children is based on our duty of care and responsibilities to children and always acting in the best interests of children. Every person including staff, parent/caregiver and volunteers engaged by Gellibrand Crescent Kindergarten and NDCKA plays a specific and vital role in sharing the responsibility of protecting the children from risk and harm in our kindergarten community.
