New requirements for the safe transportation of children under the Education and Care Services National Regulations (National Regulations) commenced on 1 October 2020.

These additional requirements include having:

• a policy and procedures relating to transportation
• risk assessment for transporting children
• written authorisation for transporting children. 

Other amendments to the National Regulations include the requirement for additional information about the transportation of children to be included on excursion permission forms and risk assessments for excursions.

To support your family day care service meet these requirements, please see links to resources below.

Policy and procedures

Safe transportation of children policy and Safe transportation of children procedure for all department services.

Transportation documents

The transportation specific resources that are needed include:

• Safe transportation of children risk assessment (DOC 694KB)
• Transportation permission form (DOC 398KB)
• Guidance for transportation permission form (PDF 137KB).

The above forms are also on the forms you will need page.

Excursion documents

The risk assessment templates and permission forms have been updated to reflect the changes. They include:

• Excursion permission form – routine (regular outing) (DOC 398KB)
• Excursion permission form – non-routine (DOC 393KB)
• Risk benefit assessment – excursion routine (regular outing) (DOC 698KB)
• Risk benefit assessment – excursion non-routine (DOC 695KB)
• Guidance for excursion permission form – routine (regular outing) (PDF 142KB).

The above forms are also on the forms you will need page.