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Statement of Intent: Embedding the NSW Child Safe Standards in Our Service

This concise Statement of Intent template empowers your service to articulate, in clear language, how you will embed the ten NSW Child Safe Standards into everyday practice. 

Developed: November 2025

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'What Would You Do?' Scenario & Reflection Cards

Strong team relationships are built through trust, reflection, and shared understanding. These ‘What would you do?’ scenario cards are designed to support professional conversations, deepen self-awareness, and help teams explore common ethical and interpersonal challenges in early education and care settings.

Developed May 2025

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Safe and Responsible Use of Service Technology Statement

In light of the strengthened National Quality Framework (NQF) child-safety reforms commencing on 1 September 2025 (Regulations) and 1 January 2026 (National Quality Standard), the Safe and Responsible Use of Service Technology Statement equips members with a concise, sign-and-go document that embeds current child-safe principles into every digital interaction across their service.

Developed July 2025

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NSW ECEC Child Protection Reporting Tool

This tool has been designed to help NSW early childhood education and care professionals better understand their reporting requirements. 

Updated July 2025

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QLD Child Protection Reporting Tool

This tool has been designed to support QLD early childhood education and care professionals to better understand their reporting requirements. 

Created July 2025

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Law and Regulations comparison chart for Nominated Supervisors

The Law and Regulations comparison chart is a visual tool identifying the relationship between the Children's Services National Law (Part 6: Operating an Education and Care Service) and Children's Services National Regulations (Chapter 4 Part 4.1-Part 4.7). This is a general guide; states and territories need to refer to their specific provisions within Chapter 4 of the National Regulations.

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De-escalating Tips for Educators

Many educators report experiencing increased dysregulation of children’s behaviour, which they feel they are ill-equipped to manage. This resource provides strategies that can support children and educators when children’s 'thinking brains' have turned off.

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Self-reflection on cultural inclusion for First Nations children

This is a simple resource to kickstart your own individual cultural learning journey and a friendly reminder that things are not as easy for a lot of First Nations Peoples across our continent. 

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Respectfully connect with your local First Nations community

CELA Cultural Advisor Lisa Walker shares why it's important to consciously consider how you engage with First Nations Peoples, including steps to take and things to consider on your journey. 

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Cultural Safety and Equity: Practice prompts

This resource provides educators and educators practice prompts to identify cultural responsive practices in the service context and reflect on how the service setting creates an inclusive and equitable learning environment.

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Creating safe spaces for children

Every child has a right to be protected and feel safe in their early learning environments. Through reflecting on your environments, educators can thoughtfully create spaces that offer children ample opportunities to fulfil a sense of safety and security. This resource provides educators with prompts to reflect on different aspects of the environment that promote a sense of safety for children.

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Child Safe Principles Task Cards

These task cards encourage educators, teams and service leaders to reflect on how the Child Safe Principles are evidenced throughout service practice.

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Critical reflection worksheets

This tool can help guide discussion, promote deeper thinking, and ensure the documentation of the critical reflection. You may choose to focus on only one theory, trying to ‘master’ it as a service, or you may use each of them for different reflections, aiming to find the one best suited to your service. 

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Visual communication tool task cards

Embedding the learning environment with visual communication is an essential practice to support the full participation and meaningful engagement of each child.
 

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Communicating Roles and Responsibilities: Risk management tool

It is vital that everyone understands their responsibilities in ensuring compliance and managing risk. This communication tool can be used to identify who is responsible for each operational requirement at your service. 

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Learning through play poster

Learning through play - it's the best way poster.

Print this poster and share it with families and team members to promote the benefits of learning through play. 

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Five fingerplays with lyrics and movements

Fingerplays involve using fingers and hands to perform actions that accompany a song or poem. This printable tool includes the lyrics and movements for five popular fingerplays.