1. Match each regulation from the Education and Care Service National Law (WA) Act 2012 as well as each element from Quality Area 2 in the National Quality Standard, on the left to the relevant examples provided on the right.

Element 2.1.3	To provide effective supervision, educators need to be conscious of the physical environment and be attuned to the needs of individual children.
2.Element 2.2.1	The educators of Rise and Shine Early Learning carry out outdoor safety checks before the children go out to play each time. Besides removing any potential hazards in the yard, the educators also check that the equipment are safe and not left out in the heat. They also check the temperature of the artificial grass making sure it is safe for the children.
3.Section 167 National Law	Centre-based services that arrange regular transportation must ensure a staff member or nominated supervisor is present at the service to account for children as they embark and disembark the vehicle at the education and care services premises.
4.Regulation 102E	Food provided by the service is nutritious and includes a variety of foods from each of the basic food groups daily. Parents, and staff work together to share the responsibility of making physical activity a priority both inside and outside the home.

2.C0mplete the table below to demonstrate your understanding of the requirements of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and provide one (1) example for each part on how these are translated into service policies and procedures.

You will need to refer to the National Regulations using the link provided to help you answer question 2a-2g -Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011 SI 653) - NSW Legislationand Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012to answer 2h.The first one has been done for you as an example.

Regulation	Requirement	How it is incorporated into service policies and procedures
E.g., Regulation 84A	Sleep and rest	Educators consistently seek information from children and families about sleep, rest routines and practices which relate to their values and beliefs and discuss how this will occur at the centre.
a. Regulation 78(1)
b. Regulation 84D(1)
c. Regulation 86
Regulation 88(1)
Regulation 90(1ci)
Regulation 93(1)
Regulation 97(2)
e.Section 165A4 of the Schedule to the Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012.

3 a. Explain what critical reflection is in the context of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children?

b.Why do educators need to use critical reflection when in the process of improving compliance?

c.What makes for meaningful critical reflection in the context of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children?

4.Number each step from 1 to 6 in the order you would use the principles of risk management to monitor and manage hazards.

	You identify the risk as intolerable.
	You determine that the risk of an incident occurring is likely and the severity of impact could be fatal.
	You c0mplete a maintenance report and call an electrician to organise a repair.
	You notice the outer layer of plastic coating on the heater's electrical cord is split.
	The cord is repaired, and the heater is able to be used again.
	You unplug the heater and place a note on it identifying the hazard and why the heater is unplugged.

5.List at least six (6) things that need to be included on an excursion permission form.

6.List at least two (2) techniques for working with others during excursions to minimise risk.

7.a. Briefly explain the three (3) components of the updated nominated supervisor or staff member's responsibilities for regular transportation conducted by centre-based services. Follow the link provided to answer this question.

Link:

https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Info_Fact_Sheet_ChangesToRegularTransportationOfChildren_March2023%20%283%29.pdf

b.Match the following regulations under Division 7 - Transportation of children other than as part of excursion with the relevant requirements associated with the transport of children in vehicles. (Refer to Education and Care Services National Regulations 2012 - As at 01 Jul 2023 - Official Version

7.