Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998 (SR 1998/85) (as at 01 December 2008)

29 Staff health
  • (1) The licensee of a licensed centre must take all reasonable steps to ensure that every person working in any capacity in the centre is in good health and not suffering from any infectious disease listed in Schedule 2 of the Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations 1966.

    (2) The licensee of a licensed centre must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the children do not come into contact with any member of the staff of the centre, or any other person on the premises, who is suffering from a disease or condition—

    • (a) capable of being passed on to children; and

    • (b) likely to have a detrimental effect on children if passed on to them.

    (3) If satisfied on reasonable grounds that the licensee of a licensed centre has failed to comply with subclause (2) in relation to the centre, the Secretary may immediately suspend the centre's licence under regulation 11(1).

    (4) The licensee of a licensed centre must ensure that no person smokes indoors at the centre in the areas used by the children or where food is prepared, or outdoors where children are playing.

    (5) The licensee of a licensed centre must ensure that during the hours the centre is operating no person at the centre uses, or is affected by, alcohol or any other substance that has a detrimental effect on the person's functioning or behaviour.