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First Aid and CPR in Childcare
Do you think that these should be compulsory for childcare workers? I ask this because many of you may not be aware that they are NOT compulsorty for childcare workers to hold. When I first signed up to ABC Learning they promised free First Aid and CPR to all their workers. Now they won't pay for it and we had to do it ourselves. Me personally, I would never be without them whether I was working in childcare or a stay at home mum, things can and do go wrong. A workmate of mine is refusing to get hers out of principle because she signed an agreement with ABC saying it would be paid for by them and they've gone back on it. Their reason for this is that it's not a requirement for workers to hold First Aid or CPR certificates. I just want to know what other parents thought? Are you aware of how many workers have one where your children go? The worker I'm referring to is in a room by herself with her group of kids and is still refusing to get it. She also takes the Schoolies out of the centre on vacation care excursions some of the time, and still will not get it. Do you as parents feel it should be compulsory for all workers or do you feel it's ok for only 3 workers in the building to have it?
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Re: First Aid and CPR in Childcare
I know because we took it to the union, we spoke to the Director (who is equally pissed off about it), the area manager, the state manager and some dude from Sydney who explained that as it's no longer compulsory, ABC are no longer willing to pay for it. That's all the people I've spoken to. I also spoke to my daughter's Director, she is with a different company, and she said that it isn't a requirement anymore however the company still pays for their staff to do the First Aid, CPR, and Food Handlers and any staff not willing to do these will no longer be contact staff, they will be taken out of the rooms. But she did say that it's changed this year and they are still trying to fight it as we are responsible for the care and wellbeing of people's children, these children are their lives and we cannot let anything happen to them or we need to know what to do if something does happen with them. I think it's stupid for anyone not to have it whether they are in childcare or stay at home mums because I would never forgive myself if something happened at home and I didn't know what to do.
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Re: First Aid and CPR in Childcare
They went back on the agreement by saying it was a requirement and isn't anymore. At the bottom of the agreement it states that these things are subject to change so I don't know why we have to sign in the first place! They can also, under the new workchoice agreement forced upon us by the Howard Govt, offer it to one worker and not another even if they are holding the same position within the centre. It all sucks, but legally only 3 people (the Director, Assistant Director, and one other) must hold their First Aid and CPR for the centre to be run. We all have it at our centre except the one who won't get it out of principle. I think it's stupid not to have it whether it's a requirement or not, she's a mother and as a mother I would want it regardless of my work status. But that's her choice, her husband has said he's not paying for something that was part of an agreement, and what gets me is that if she got when we did, in June, she could have claimed it back on her tax straight away. But I am still getting over the fact that not everyone has to hold one. I have asked about it where my daugther goes and they run the training at the centre twice a year and pay for it, also run and pay for Food Handlers' Certificates courses that all workers must have as they provide a cooked meal for the kids there.
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