Step 21 of 29 · Your first week
The parent handbook
The parent handbook: its version, what s. 45 asks it to include and where each is, when parents were given it, and the new version when it changes.
Watch out: When the policies, hours, closures or rooms change, record a new version or "Confirm no change is needed", and record when parents were given it.
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The page keeps the handbook in step with the policies, hours, closures and rooms: when one of them changes, the callout "The handbook may need updating" asks for a new version or "Confirm no change is needed". "What s. 45 asks the handbook to include" lists each item with where it is in the handbook ("Where in the handbook") or "Not in this version". "Record that parents were given it" keeps the date.
Your centre's words for people and its policies may differ; the screens are the same. The screen is from KeepCount 0.99.162, captured October 29, 2026 in a demonstration organization: everyone in it is fictional. Section numbers are O. Reg. 137/15 (General) under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, read on e-Laws on October 20, 2026. This explains how KeepCount works; it is not legal advice, and the Ministry's program advisors decide compliance.