From 1 July 2010, licensees of early childhood education and care services have been required to keep and maintain a compliance history log book (log book). A log book must contain all formal notices issued to the licensee for the service.
The log book requirement is the result of staged amendments to the Child Care Act 2002 
(the Act) to provide parents with access to open and transparent information about non-compliant early childhood education and care services. Stage 1 of the amendments commenced on 1 February 2010 and included the:
of more than minor compliance notices.The log book requirement applies to licensees of:
The log book does not apply to outside school hours care services.
The log book must be kept at:
The log book must contain all formal notices issued (after 1 July 2010) to licensees by authorised officers for contraventions of the Act and the Child Care Regulation 2003 (the Regulation).
Notices required to be recorded in a log book include:
The log book will not contain formal notices issued under section 143 of the Act for contraventions of the Building Act requirements.
A licensee is required to make the log book available for inspection or to provide a copy of part of the log book on request by a person. A licensee must also advise parents, in writing, of the log book and their right to inspect or to request a copy of part of the log book within seven days of their child commencing at the service.
The Act does not prescribe the format of the log book which may be paper-based or electronic. A sample log book template has been provided below, as a guide only, to assist licensees to meet the requirements of the Act.
A licensee has a right of review through the Chief Executive of minor compliance notices.
The introduction of the compliance history log book will help Queensland families make informed decisions regarding services that provide or potentially will provide early education and care for their children. It will also encourage greater accountability and continuous improvement within the early childhood education and care sector.
Parents can be assured that the majority of services provide safe, quality care and education for children and comply with the child care legislation.
Guide to keeping and maintaining a compliance history log book 150k
Compliance history log book template 
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Timeframes to enter information in a log book 49k
What families and parents should know about the compliance history log book 156k
Internal review of minor compliance notices 82k
Assessment of risk to the safety and wellbeing of children 72k
Powerpoint - Compliance history log book and right of internal review for minor compliance notices 363k
If you have any further queries about the publication of non-compliance information, please contact your local department's regional office on 1800 637 711 (24 hours).
This page was last reviewed on 31 Jan 2012
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