Wyndham Vale Montessori Centre - Ballan Rd

An approved provider of an education and care service that is listed on the Department of Education & Training Category 4 List – at some risk of bushfire or grassfire must ensure that:
• The service does not operate on any day that the Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner declares as having a 'Catastrophic' Fire Danger Rating that applies to the area or district at which that service is located.
• The service's emergency and evacuation policies and procedures required under regulation 168 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations include an Emergency Management Plan for managing the service's bushfire and grass fire related risks.
• The service's Emergency Management Plan is kept up to date, reflects the service's operating context, is reviewed at least once each calendar year, and includes:
o a list of the service's emergency contact details
o procedures for monitoring and managing bushfire and grassfire risks and events
o procedures for identifying and managing events that may cause planned, unplanned or pre-emptive closure of the service
o procedures for notifying families of children enrolled at the service of any closure
o procedures for reviewing and updating the Emergency Management Plan.
• A copy of the service's Emergency Management Plan is made available to the Regulatory Authority on request.

The waiver from regulation 108(2) applies while the planned works mentioned in the application are undertaken.

The approved provider must ensure that all children educated and cared for by the service have safe access to outdoor space during the renovation of the outdoor space.

The approved provider must ensure that educators are made aware of the risk assessment and follow the strategies to support children accessing outdoor space.

The approved provider must notify the Regulatory Authority within 14 days if the waiver is no longer required.