PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy and the procedures outlined is to provide clear and transparent rules and processes for regularly collecting and using information in police record checks, offence declarations and attestations for staff, students and volunteers and other persons who provide child care and other services to children at Kids Come First Child Care Services (Kids Come First or the Centre).
POLICY
This policy is intended to help protect the health, safety and well-being of children, families and those involved with the child care centre by setting out measures to verify that individuals involved in providing child care in positions of trust are not prohibited doing so under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (CCEYA) and do not have a criminal history that may put children in care at risk.
This policy sets out additional measures to protect children while a vulnerable sector check is being obtained, which helps to reduce risk where there is a gap between the time an individual starts interacting with children and the time they provide their vulnerable sector check (VSC).
This policy is intended to fulfill the obligations set out under Ontario Regulation 137/15 for staff screening and police record checks for a child care centre.