Child Safety

Pentland Childcare & Kindergarten Centre is committed to child safety. 

We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff, families, volunteers and visitors.

We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children.

We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with polices and procedures.

We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety.

Our organisation is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks. 

Our organisation has strong recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers.

Our organisation is committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks. 

We have specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments. 

We promote diversity and tolerance in our organisation, and people from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds are welcome.

In particular we:  promote the cultural safety, participation and empowerment of Aboriginal children  promote the cultural safety, participation and empowerment of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

 We ensure that children with a disability are safe and can participate equally.

If you believe a child is at immediate risk of abuse phone 000.