On 2 December 2024, a 5-year-old girl suffered rope burn on her neck from a skipping rope that was tied across metal bars on a slide. Staff had noticed the skipping rope prior to the incident but did not untie it from the bars.
A Department of Communities (Communities) investigation found that the provider had breached the Education and Care Services National Law (Western Australia) by failing to adequately supervise a child in their care, failing to protect a child from harm and hazard and failing to follow relevant policy and procedures.
More information on the SAT order is available on the eCourts website.
Quotes from Angelo Barbaro, Executive Director, Regulation and Quality, Department of Communities:
“Inadequate supervision continues to be the leading cause of harm in education and care services”
“Even a momentary lapse of supervision can significantly increase the risk of harm to children”
“Parents should be able to trust educators are providing adequate supervision and keeping their children out of harm’s way”
“We urge providers to ensure constant, adequate supervision to keep children safe and to avoid being penalised”.
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