Section 20Part 3 — THE DEPARTMENT'S SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Day care for pre-school and other children
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The Department shall provide such day care for children in need who are aged 5 or under and not yet attending school as is appropriate.
The Department may provide day care for children who satisfy the conditions mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b) even though they are not in need.
The Department may provide facilities (including training, advice, guidance and counselling) for those —
caring for children in day care; or
who at any time accompany such children while they are in day care.
In this section "day care" means any form of care or supervised activity provided for children during the day (whether or not it is provided on a regular basis).
The Department shall provide for children in need who are attending any school, such care or supervised activities as is appropriate —
outside school hours; or
during school holidays.
The Department may provide such care or supervised activities for children who are attending any school even though those children are not in need.
In this section "supervised activity" means an activity supervised by a responsible person.
Defined Terms
day caresupervised activity