NQS 2 – Children’s Health and Safety | EduTribe for early childhood educators

2025-2027 Educator’s Program and Reflection Guide

Introducing our 2025-2027 Educator’s Program and Reflection Guide, an essential, all-in-one tool designed for early childhood educators to use every-day. Inside you’ll find: Key dates for 2025-2027 Templates for essential…

Authority for a Child to Self-Administer Medication

This form allows families to give written permission for their child to self-administer prescribed medication while at your service. Download the form here

Bathroom and Nappy Change Cleaning Guide Poster

Hygiene and cleanliness are so important where children are mingling together for hours each day. The bathroom and nappy change areas are great germ breeders, so these areas need to…

Book Reviews About Sun Safety for Children

Books are a wonderful resource for educators that can help across every aspect of your program. They don’t just tell stories, they open doors to a world of imagination, curiosity,…

NQS 1 - Educational Program and Practice

Book Reviews to Get Kids Up and Moving

Books are a treasure trove for educators, serving as an invaluable resource across every aspect of your program. They don’t just narrate stories; they open doors to a world of…

Book Reviews to Inspire Cooking with Kids

Books are a treasure trove for educators, serving as an invaluable resource across every aspect of your program. They don’t just narrate stories; they open doors to a world of…

Child Safe Principles Poster

How is your service meeting the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations? Use our Child Safe Principles Poster to write down what your service is doing for each principle. It’s…

Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy

The safety and wellbeing of children in our care must be managed in a cohesive and consistent manner. All services should work from a policy to ensure that this important…

Cleaning Colour Guide Poster

Keep your classroom safe and organised with our Cleaning Colour Guide. Our poster provides a clear visual reference for different cleaning areas, with each zone represented by a colour. This system…

Dealing With Spills Guide Poster

Spills can be a daily consequence of working with children. This 2 page guide will give you direction on how to deal with various types and sizes of spills. It’s…

Diversity and Inclusion Policy

This policy ensures that the culture at your service is inclusive of people from diverse backgrounds, genders, lifestyle preferences, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences. It promotes equity and equality, fostering a…

Early Years Learning Framework and Developmental Milestones

We have created three posters to display in your service that support you in meeting the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), Developmental Milestones and My Time Our Place Learning Outcomes…

Effective Environment Cleaning Guide Poster

Keeping the environment clean in our services can be a challenge, so we’ve made it easier for you to remember what to do and how to do it. Feel free…

Emergency Management Plan

This editable Emergency Management Plan (EMP) helps you prepare for potential emergencies and keep your team and children safe. It includes templates for: Emergency contact information Pre-emergency and emergency checklists Roles…

Excursion Policy

Excursions are a high risk in safe supervision, so you need to have a good policy that ensures children are kept safe when going on an excursion. This policy is…

First Aid and Medical Conditions Policy

This policy ensures that the health of children and staff is protected and that medical conditions are managed. It ensures that all staff respond appropriately to medical emergencies and meet…

First Aid Kit Checklist

Stay prepared and keep your first aid kit up to standard to meet National Quality Area 2 – Children’s Health and Safety. This easy-to-use checklist helps you ensure your first…

Food Safety and Nutrition Policy

It isn’t just our cooks who need to ensure that food is safely prepared and served, all staff who handle food have to know what the expectations are in regards…

Free Children’s Book About Coronavirus

I hope you are all keeping well and staying safe. Please find below a free printable book, that you may find useful to share as a resource with children and…

Hand Washing Songs That Kids Will Love to Sing

Singing with kids when they wash hands makes it good fun. It also makes sure that they are washing their hands for long enough to kill germs. What are the…

Identifying children’s emotions and feelings

This interactive poster set is a great tool to help children identify their emotions and feelings. Easy steps on how to use: Print out the “how are you feeling today”…

Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness Policy

Under the Education and Care Services National Regulations every approved provide must have policies and procedures in place for Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness. This template can be used to…

Incident, Injury, Trauma, Illness and Notifiable Matter Form

Easily document and report serious incidents with this editable form, designed to help your service meet reporting requirements under National Quality Standards Area 2 – Children’s Health and Safety. Download…

Mandatory Reporting – Video

A must-watch video that explains why Mandatory Reporting is so important for early childhood educators, what to look for and what to do. Did you know that from 1 November…

Medical Management Risk Minimisation and Communication Plan

This plan helps you support children with specific health needs, such as allergies, asthma, or other medical conditions. It is designed to be completed on enrolment with space to outline…

Monthly Medication Checklist

Stay on top of children’s medication with our monthly checklist. Use this checklist to review expiry dates, storage conditions, labels and documentation. Download our 2025 Monthly Medication Checklist here

Nappy Change and Toileting Record

This tool helps you keep a clear and organised record of nappy changes and toilet use. It ensures consistency in care, assists communication with parents and supports children’s needs. Nappy…

Nappy Change Poster

A simple, visual step-by-step guide for changing nappies safely and hygienically. A great poster to display on the wall. Download free Nappy Change Poster here

Nappy Changing Demonstration Video

Learn how to safely and hygienically change a nappy with our easy-to-follow video demonstration.

NQS 2 Self-Audit Tool

Ensure your service is meeting the highest standards with our NQS 2 Self-Audit Tool. Designed to help educational leaders’ assess and reflect on their service’s quality in alignment with the…

Pedagogical Lunch: The Ultimate Guide for Early Childhood Educators

Pedagogical Lunch is A Delicious Way to Learn and Have Fun Do you love food and learning? If you do, then you’ll love pedagogical lunches! They are amazing gatherings where…

Poisonous Plants Reference Guide

An easy guide to help identify common poisonous plants and keep your environment safe. Perfect for educators to ensure children’s safety outdoors. Poisonous Plants Reference Guide

Portable First Aid Kit Checklist

Make sure your portable first aid kit is ready for excursions, outdoor play, and emergencies on the go. This simple checklist helps you ensure all essential items are packed and…

Positive Behaviour Support Plan

Create a supportive environment for every child with our free Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBSP). This editable template helps you respond to challenging behaviours and guides planning in partnership with…

Positive Behaviour Support Planning Video

Watch this short training video to learn how to complete a Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBSP) in four simple steps. Look out for links to relevant NQS Quality Areas as…

Protective Behaviours – Video

Educators need to understand protective behaviours if they are going to supervise children safely. This video covers the expectations, signs and reporting associated with protective behaviours in early childhood settings….

Record of Completed Emergency Drills and Evacuations

Use this log to easily keep track of all emergency drills and evacuations completed at your service. Download it here

Record of Medication and Authority to Give Medication

It’s essential to keep accurate records when giving medication to children. This easy-to-use template helps you clearly document when medication is given, dosage & timing and who gave and authorised…

Risk Management – Video

Our video covers the essentials of risk management planning. Learn how to identify hazards, assess risks and protect both children and staff in your care.

Safe Sleep Guide Poster

Sleeping children need to be safe at all times. Our safe sleeping guide will remind staff of their responsibilities to ensure (amongst other things) that children are not placed in…

Safe Transportation of Children (Video)

Learn how to safely transport children and gain practical tips with our informative video.

Safe Transportation of Children Policy

This policy ensures the safe transportation of children, including for excursions, single trips and regular transportation. Safe Transportation of Children Policy

Service Feedback Log

Our Service Feedback Log is a simple, effective tool designed to help early childhood services document and reflect on feedback from families, educators, children, and the community. Download our 2025…

Service Room Cleaning Checklist

Use our Service Room Cleaning Checklist to keep your service clean, safe and organised. It includes a simple checklist with daily and weekly cleaning tasks for each area in your…

Sleep and Rest For Children Policy

Use this resource to ensure the safety of children while sleeping and resting. 2024 Sleep and Rest For Children Policy

Strategies to Manage Aggressive Behaviour in Your Class

Surprisingly, aggressive behaviours can be common when children come together in group settings and don’t yet know how to solve problems. What is aggressive behaviour? Hitting, kicking, slapping, scratching, throwing…

Supervision – Part 1 On the floor – Video

Learn the basics of effective supervision! This resource guides directors and educators on how to supervise children on the floor and keep them safe and engaged while they play and…

Supervision – Part 2 Documentation – Video

Explore the essential documentation needed for supervision and learn how to enforce your Supervision of Children Policy while ensuring everyone is informed and aware of it.

Supervision of Children Policy

Ensuring the safety and protection of children in our care is our priority. This policy outlines the essential practics for adequate supervision and protection from harm and hazards. 2024 Supervision…

Supporting Children with ADHD Fact Sheet

Understand and support children with ADHD in early learning. This free fact sheet explores the types of ADHD, how it can present in early childhood, common behaviours, practical strategies for…

Toileting and Nappy Changing Policy

This policy ensures that children’s toileting needs are met with care, proper supervision and maintained hygiene practices. Toileting and Nappy Changing Policy

Victoria’s Child Safe Standards Poster

Support a safe and empowering environment for every child. Designed specifically for Victorian early childhood services, this free poster includes space to write down how you are meeting the 11…

Weekly Menu and Nutrition Templates

Take the stress out of meal planning with our practical and easy-to-use menu templates, designed for early childhood services. Simply fill in your menu each week and print it out…