National Quality Area 2:

Children's Health and

Safety
By Claudia, Sarah and Shannon
 National Quality Area 2: Children's
Health and Safety

 The promotion and safeguarding of children's health and safety.

 2 Standards and 6 Elements:
 Health: Each child’s health and physical activity is supported
and promoted;
 Safety: Each child is protected.
 Encourages learning about healthy lifestyle habits.
 Promotes responsibility of each students own healthy lifestyle.
 National Quality Area 2: Children's
Health and Safety

 Early Years Learning Framework Outcome 3: Children have a

strong sense of wellbeing.
 Child’s emotional and social wellbeing.
 Responsible for own health and physical wellbeing.
 National Law and National Regulations underpin the elements of
this quality standard.
 National Quality Area 2: Children's
Health and Safety

 The role of the educator or supervisor:

 Help children foster healthy living responsibilities.
 Protect children from foreseeable risks.
 Support the right that every child has to safety and protection
from any harm.
 The importance of adequate supervision at all times.
What are some of your own ideas
that you think educators
or supervisors can implement
in their classrooms to
encourage this national quality
area concerned with health
and safety.
Brainstorm your responses
Standards

2 Standards:
2.1) health: promotion and support.
2.2) Safety: Protection.
Standard 2.1: Health

Important to assist children in taking responsibility for their own health

because:
 Contributes to concentration, cooperation, learning, success and
engagement.
 Health requirements change over time.

How?
 Possessing effective processes that support all aspects of children's
health.
Standard 2.2: Safety

Child has the right to be kept safe when in education and care services. This
is important because:
 Negative impacts upon physical health and wellbeing leads to negative
effects on experiences, learning and wellbeing in the present and future.
 Good relationships/network build confidence, feelings and optimism.

How?
 Possessing effective processes that support all aspects of children's
health.
Activity:

Place the effective process under the

correct Standard.
Remember these processes help support
the 2 standards.
Quality Area 2 Elements

 Children's health and safety is for educators to safeguard whilst

ensuring they are prioritising all children's health and safety to
essentially minimise the potential risks of harm, injury and
infection that may arise within the school environment. 

 That all children are entitled to the right to experience a high

quality education and care in an environment that provides for
both their physical and psychological wellbeing.
 Quality Area 2 Elements:
Safety 

 From the Safety Standard, the elements are:

1. Element 2.2.1 : Supervision 
2. Element 2.2.2 : Incident and Emergency Management 
3. Element 2.2.3 : Child Protection 
 Quality Area Two Elements:
Health 

 From the Health Standard, the elements are:

1. Element 2.1.1 : Wellbeing and Comfort 
2. Element 2.1.2 : Health Practices and Procedures
3. Element 2.1.3 : Healthy Lifestyle 
Quality Area 2 Elements Explained 

 Maintaining adequate supervision of children. 

 Providing for individual children’s health, sleep, rest
and relaxation requirements.
 Configuring groupings of children to minimise
the risk of overcrowding, injury and illness.   Meeting children’s nutrition requirements and
promoting healthy food choices (Regulation 78, 79).
 Monitoring and minimising hazards and safety
risks in the environment. 
 Promoting children’s physical activity. 

 Managing illness and injuries effectively

 Encouraging and supporting childhood
(Regulation 92). 
immunisation. 

 Implementing effective hygiene practices

 Understanding obligations under state or territory
(Regulation 77). 
child protection legislation. 
 What elements make up a
healthy lunchbox for
students?

Brainstorm your responses on the lunchbox template sheet

provided as a group. 
References:

 ACECQA. (2018). Quality area 2 – children's health and safety. Retrieved from 
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard
 Child Australia. (2017). Guide to the National Quality Standard: Quality Area 2:
Children’s Health and Safety. Retrieved from: 
http://childrenaustralia.mrooms.net/mod/book/view.php?id=529&chapterid=354