On 2 December 2024, a 5-year-old girl suffered rope burn on her neck from a skipping rope that was tied across metal bars on a slide. Staff had noticed the skipping rope prior to the incident but did not untie it from the bars.
A Department of Communities (Communities) investigation found that the provider had breached the by failing to adequately supervise a child in their care, failing to protect a child from harm and hazard and failing to follow relevant policy and procedures.
More information on the SAT order is available on the .
Quotes from Angelo Barbaro, Executive Director, Regulation and Quality, Department of Communities:
鈥淚nadequate supervision continues to be the leading cause of harm in education and care services鈥
鈥淓ven a momentary lapse of supervision can significantly increase the risk of harm to children鈥
鈥淧arents should be able to trust educators are providing adequate supervision and keeping their children out of harm鈥檚 way鈥
鈥淲e urge providers to ensure constant, adequate supervision to keep children safe and to avoid being penalised鈥.
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