The approved provider, Trinity Early Learning School Pty Ltd, which operates the approved service Keiki Early Learning Alkimos was ordered to pay $18,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal 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 investigation found that on the 23 January 2025 a three-year-old child left the service unsupervised for approximately five minutes.
The educators at the service were not aware the child was missing until the member of the public returned the child back to the premises.
While the service was within the required educator to child ratio, the investigation found inadequate supervision practices contributed to the incident.
The approved provider Trinity Early Learning School Pty Ltd has been ordered to pay $2,000 towards the Department of Communities’ legal costs.
More information on the State Administrative Tribunal order is available on the eCourts website.
Quotes from Angelo Barbaro, Executive Director, Regulation and Quality, Department of Communities:
“Inadequate supervision continues to be a major issue within the education and care sector.
“Department of Communities’ Education and Care Regulatory Unit actively reminds service providers of the dangers of inadequate supervision.
“It’s the responsibility of the service providers to ensure their staff follow the supervision policies and procedures in place to prevent incidents like this from occurring.”
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