Source:Â Ministry of Education
To minimise the risk of children choking while eating, licensing criteria for early learning services are being amended. These changes coincide with the start of a wider review of the regulations for the early learning sector.
Ministry of Education Deputy Secretary of Sector Enablement and Support, Katrina Casey, says the amendments, for centre-based services, kÅhanga reo and home-based services, are designed to keep our young children safe â by minimising the risk of choking.
âWe know early learning services take the health and safety of the children in their care very seriously, and we thank the sector for its participation and support during this review of requirements around the planning and preparation of food, and supervision of learners while eating.