NORTH WEST DISTRICT COUNCIL (DAY-CARE CENTRE) BYE-LAWS

(section 33)

(6th August, 2010)

ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS

    BYE-LAW

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Licensing and registration of day-care centres

    3.    Licensing of day-care centres

    4.    Issue of day-care licence

    5.    Duration and renewal of day-care licence

    6.    Suspension and revocation of licence

    7.    Licence to be displayed

    8.    Transfer of licence

    9.    Closure of day-care centres

PART III
Premises

    10.    Type of premises used

    11.    Outdoor play areas

    12.    Toilets

    13.    Washing facilities

    14.    Kitchen

    15.    Furniture and classroom equipment

    16.    Fire extinguisher

    17.    First aid requirements

    18.    Cleanliness

    19.    Smoking

    20.    Pets

    21.    Transportation

    22.    Use of premises for other activities

PART IV
Operation and staff of the centre

    23.    Hours of operation

    24.    Resting period

    25.    Age of admission

    26.    Staff

    27.    Staff-child ratio

    28.    Curriculum

    29.    Register to be kept

PART V
Miscellaneous

    30.    Appeals

    31.    Powers of entry

    32.    Offences and penalties

        Schedule

S.I. 71, 2010,
S.I. 68, 2011.

PART I
Preliminary (bye-laws 1-2)

1.    Citation

    These Bye-laws may be cited as the North West District Council (Day-Care Centre) Bye-laws*.

*Originally made under the Township Act now repealed, these regulations have been continued under s 94(2) of the Local Government Act, 2013.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "authorised officer" means the Council Secretary or any employee of the Council duly authorised, in writing, by the Council to perform duties under these Bye-laws;

    "care giver" means a person trained to the satisfaction of the Ministry of Education to teach, train, and care for children below the age of six years;

    "Council" means the North West District Council;

    "day-care centre" means a place for the care, education and supervision of children below the age of six;

    "infectious diseases" include diphtheria, cerebrospinal meningitis, whooping cough, measles, mumps, German measles (rubella), chicken pox, scabies, ringworm of scalp or body, and typhoid fever;

    "licence" means a licence issued under bye-law 3;

    "qualified teacher" means a teacher qualified to the satisfaction of the Ministry of Education, to teach children below the age of six.

PART II
Licensing and registration of day-care centres (bye-laws 3-9)

3.    Licensing of day-care centres

    (1) A person shall not operate a day-care centre (in these Bye-laws referred to as "centre") without a licence issued by the Council.

    (2) A person under the age of 18 years may not operate a centre.

    (3) Any person who wishes to operate a centre shall make an application for a licence to the Council, in Form 1 set out in the Schedule to these Bye-laws, giving details of—

    (a)    the premises intended to be used for the centre;

    (b)    the names and qualifications of all the teachers and assistants to be employed at the centre; and

    (c)    any other information with regard to the proposed centre as the Council may require.

    (4) Upon receipt of the application, the Council shall cause to be conducted such inspections as it may consider appropriate to ensure that the premises of the centre comply with the relevant health and building control standards.

4.    Issue of day-care licence

    (1) Where the Council is satisfied that the proposed centre meets all the requirements of these Bye-laws and any other relevant legislation, it may, on payment of a fee of P200, issue to the applicant a licence in Form 2 set out in the Schedule to these Bye-laws.

    (2) A licence issued under this bye-law may be subject to such conditions as the Council considers necessary, which conditions shall be endorsed on the licence.

    (3) Subject to this bye-law, the Council may impose further conditions on the licence where it considers it necessary to do so.

5.    Duration and renewal of day-care licence

    (1) A licence issued under bye-law 4 shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issue.

    (2) A licence shall be renewable from year to year, on payment of the annual fee of P100.

    (3) An application for the renewal of a licence shall be made in Form 3 set out in the Schedule to these Bye-laws.

6.    Suspension and revocation of licence