Children's Services Guidelines
Children's Services Guidelines
The following three guides provide information about licensed children's services in Victoria.
The Children's Services Guide : : a guide to managing and operating a licensed children's service in Victoria, is designed to give an overview of the licensing and regulation of children's services in Victoria. The information in this guide is based on the Children's Services Act 1996 and the Children's Services Regulations 1998.
More detailed information about specific topics is available in documents called practice notes (see below).
The Design Guide for Victorian Children's Services provides Building information about the planning and design of new children's services, as well as altering or extending premises.
The Outdoor play guide for Victorian children's services provides information about the planning and design of the outdoor play space at licensed children's services.
provides information about the planning and design of the outdoor play space at licensed children's services.
The guidelines on this page support the legislative framework and do not constitute legal advice. The reader should determine their own obligations under the Act and regulations and seek their own legal advice to find out how the Act and Regulations may apply to their situation.