Promote Fire Safety in Childcare Settings | Australian Fire Protection
Need assistance in Fire Safety Compliance & Emergency Preparedness?
Concerned about Fire Safety for your Centre?
Let us take the worry out of your day so you can focus on what you do best, caring for children. Australian Fire Protection (AFP) designs emergency plans and evacuation diagrams for both single & multi-story Early Learning Centres (ELC). Ensuring your Centre is safe for staff, children, and visitors requires careful consideration of fire safety, emergency planning, and evacuation procedures. This means having staff members who are trained professionally and evacuation procedures that are well rehearsed.
The Australian Standards AS3747 describe an emergency as any event that arises internally or from external sources, which may adversely affect the safety of occupants or visitors in a facility, and requires an immediate response. For Early Learning Centres, this means having a well-designed Emergency Plan that educators can easily follow when evacuating the children and babies.
Multi-storey buildings
For Early Learning Centres in multi-storey buildings, these challenges will include the location of babies' and toddlers' rooms in the facility, the availability of fire safety equipment, and the number of staff on-site to assist in the evacuation of children using evacuation cots, prams, and baby carriers.
Planning and Evacuation Practice
All Early Learning Centres must constantly review and consider planning, regular training, and fire drills. AFP ensures Fire Safety for Early Learning Centres by Preparing People for Emergencies. Our Fire Safety Advisors will work with you to ensure your team is ready to face any emergency that may arise.
The Role of a Fire Safety Advisor
- Fire evacuation planning with site-specific emergency procedures & educators’ responses for each room to ensure your ELC emergency preparedness.
- Safety signs in childcare centres, including evacuation diagrams depicting optimal exit paths for each fire safety reference point
- Conduct annual Fire safety compliance audits to ensure your ELC meets necessary compliance standards and the requirements of the QLD Building Fire Safety Regulations i.e. fire safety installations maintained to relevant Australian Standards, all exits accessible/unobstructed and fire and evacuation instructions given at the prescribed intervals.
- Review your Fire and Evacuation/Emergency Plan to ensure it meets the specified form
- Ensures evacuation signs and diagrams are orientated correctly and located along the evacuation path.
- Designs evacuation diagrams with minimum & optional elements such as first aid kits, evacuation bags, etc.
- Rehearse evacuation drills/practices to ensure educators respond in accordance with the facility's emergency response plan.
- Emergency response - educators and staff trained in first response / first-attack firefighting.
- Warden training - educator and staff trained in warden duties/evacuation coordination procedures.
- Provides tailored training for childcare workers to ensure all children are safe in an emergency.
To enhance emergency evacuation procedures in childcare, AFP offers advanced training and workshops focused on handling potential emergencies, using fire safety equipment, and creating detailed emergency plans. These sessions are designed to train your staff with the skills, resources, and confidence needed to ensure the safety of children in the event of a fire emergency
Why Choose Australian Fire Protection for Childcare Fire Safety?
At Australian Fire Protection (AFP), we specialise in promoting fire safety across various industries, including childcare centers, where the challenges of ensuring the safety of numerous children require a plan that is focused on urgency and ease of access. With over 30 years of experience in the fire protection services industry, AFP is a trusted Fire Safety Adviser (FSA) for businesses, franchise structures, and body corporates; we bring extensive experience to protecting early learning environments.
We take the hassle out of emergency preparedness by managing the design, execution, and implementation of fire safety plans for your child care centre. With AFP as your Fire Safety Adviser, you can trust that every detail is handled professionally, allowing you to focus on what matters most—running your business and caring for the children in your care.
Speak To A Fire Safety Compliance Specialist
Ready to book your Fire Safety Adviser training? Whether on-site or at our facility, we’re here to help. Our team will guide you through the enrolment process and provide all the details you need.
We offer group bookings to train multiple staff members, ensuring your childcare centers are ready to handle emergencies. Beyond meeting legal requirements, we focus on keeping your procedures, systems, and staff skills up to date.
Contact us today to take the first step in protecting your childcare centre in an emergency.
Want to teach children in your care about fire safety?
At Australian Fire Protection, we understand the importance of preparing young lives to ensure they are prepared to safely remove themselves from a building safely under a fire warden's guidance. We also recognise the strict compliance standards childcare centres must meet, and we’re here to assist. Our program includes:
- Lesson Plan
- Presentation
- Videos
- Fire-Related Activities
- Certificates of Completion
The Fire Smart Kids Program is a creative and interactive way to introduce children to fire safety. Our Fire Safety Advisors have developed a free lesson plan and presentation to help you easily deliver this valuable program to kids.
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Australian Fire Protection offers a 100% Iron Clad Guarantee for ALL training.
We offer the highest industry standard training and guarantees that you will walk away trained effectively and satisfied.
If you are not completely satisfied, we offer to send a new trainer completely free to redo the course or a refund, less the administration fee, within 90 days after course completion.
We wouldn't offer this guarantee if we didn't believe we are great at what we do.
Protect Your Childcare Centre Today
Fire safety in childcare is not just about compliance but protecting lives. With AFP’s expertise, you can ensure your Centre is prepared for emergencies, giving parents, staff, and children the confidence to feel safe in your care.
Speak with our team today to learn more about appointing AFP as your Fire Safety Adviser or to discuss your training needs.
