The approved provider Maragon Australia Pty Ltd, who operates the service, Busy Bees Mirrabooka, was ordered to pay a penalty of $16,000 for contravening section 165(1) of the Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012 for the offence of inadequate supervision of a child.
A Department of Communities (Communities) investigation found that a child was left unsupervised for approximately 23 minutes inside Busy Bees Mirrabooka, which had closed at the end of the day.
Maragon Australia Pty Ltd was also ordered to pay $1,500 towards Communities legal costs.
More information on the SAT order is available on the eCourts website.
Quotes from Angelo Barbaro, Executive Director, Regulation and Quality, Department of Communities
“The safety and wellbeing of children when they’re at an early childhood education service is a priority for Communities.
“Even a momentary lapse of supervision can significantly increase the risk of harm to children”.
“So, we urge providers to ensure constant, proper supervision to keep children safe and to avoid being penalised”.
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