At Sesame Lane, our policies and procedures are living documents — carefully developed to reflect our unwavering commitment to children’s safety, wellbeing, and rights. Each policy is guided by the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which recognises every child’s right to be safe, heard, and respected.

Our frameworks are also aligned with the standards and expectations set by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and the Department of Education, ensuring our practices meet and often exceed national regulations and quality benchmarks.

We don’t see policies as static rules, but as evolving tools that adapt to the changing needs of our children, families, educators, and communities. Each year, our policies and procedures are formally reviewed, updated, and re-communicated to ensure they remain relevant, effective, and consistent with current legislation and sector best practice.

This reflective approach helps us maintain a strong culture of safety and accountability — one that empowers our educators to act with confidence and clarity, and ensures every child at Sesame Lane grows up in an environment where their rights are protected and their voices truly matter.

Child Safe Policy

Sesame Lane ensures that children who participate in our program have a safe and happy experience. We support and respect our children, their families and our workers. We are committed to upholding the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.

Sesame Lane Child Protection Policy.

 

 

Code of Conduct

Sesame Lane ensures that all persons working with children are aware of their expectations and ethical responsibilities as an early childhood professional in relation to their conduct with families, children, educators and others in the early childhood community.

Sesame Lane Code of Conduct

Information Technology & Social Media Policy

Sesame Lane ensures that information technology is used for work-related purposes for the benefit of the service, children, families and team members. To ensure that all persons at the service are aware of their responsibilities to maintain confidentiality to the service owners, educators, families and children when using information technology. To ensure the images of children, the business, families and educators are protected from potential risk. This policy will cover guidelines for the responsible and effective use of technology with the children, ensuring their wellbeing, safety and development.

Sesame Lane Information Technology Policy

Speak Up Policy

Sesame Lane upholds the highest standards of ethical, legal, and moral conduct across all areas of our organisation. We are committed to fostering a culture of transparency, fairness, and respect, where individuals feel safe and supported to report suspected or actual wrongdoing without fear of victimisation, detriment, or retaliation.

Sesame Lane Speak Up Policy

Safe Pysical Environments Policy

Sesame Lane provides safe and stimulating learning environments which enhance children’s learning and minimises the risk of an injury or accident.

Safe Physical Environments Policy

Food Safety Policy

Sesame Lane protects children from illness associated with the preparation, storage or serving of food. This policy is designed to ensure educators are provided with clear guidelines to meet food safety requirements.

Food-Safety-Policy

Water Safety Policy

Sesame Lane ensures children’s safety around water and water play activities while ensuring children have access to safe drinking water at all times. This Policy is to be in conjunction with the Water Safety Procedure.

Water-Safety-Policy

Students, Volunteers & Visitors Policy

This policy ensures all visitors & volunteers understand our commitment to child safety, wellbeing, and creating a safe, respectful environment for everyone.

Sesame Lane Visitor Induction