Approval criteria6

In relation to an application for approval as a home child care provider the approval criteria are—

a

that the applicant is 18 years of age or over;

b

that the applicant, prior to approval being given, either—

i

has obtained one of the qualifications from time to time specified in a list maintained by the Department8 for the purpose of this article; or

ii

has attended a basic course of training in the care of children being one specified in a list maintained by the Department9 for the purpose of this article;

c

that the applicant has obtained a relevant first-aid certificate; and

d

that the applicant is not considered unsuitable to work with or have unsupervised access to children.