Missing child

In the event of a child leaving Family Day Care home without the FDC Educator’s knowledge
Educator should:

• Search home, surrounding and neighbouring properties.
• Ask questions of any other adults and children present. If child is still unable to be found contact
• Contact co-ordination unit who will send out a staff member to support FDC educator.
• Parents of other children in care to be contacted and asked to pick their own children as soon as possible.
• Should record details in the incident report book and copy of this should be given to the co-ordination unit for their records.

Approved provider/nominated supervisor/supervisor will:

• Follow required procedure of documenting and investigating the incident
• A notification of this incident must be made to the regulatory authority within 24 hours of the incidents

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