Information on Supervision of Children in the Pool for parents and guardians
Parents / Guardian role whilst your child is in and out of the class
Supervision of children is very important. Barooga Aquatic and Recreation Centre has adopted Lifesaving Victoria’s Watch around Water Policies.
Watch Around Water (WAW) is a campaign educating the public about active supervision, and encouraging parents / guardians to take on the responsibility of this role while visiting aquatic facilities.
The campaign aim is to reduce the number of fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents and associated injuries in public aquatic facilities within the 0-14 year age group.
Parents / Guardians must arrive with their child / children and report to reception and scan into the centre before entering the swimming pool area. If a parent or guardian is not present your child will be declined entry beyond the reception area.
In accordance with the recommendations within the ‘Keep Watch Around Water Program’ staff will request that your child / children wear a colour coded wrist band when accessing the pool area and they are not in swimming lessons.
Children under 10 years (yellow band):
- Must be accompanied into the centre by a responsible parent / guardian (16+)
- Must be constantly and actively supervised
- Parents / guardians must position themselves to have a clear view of the child with no physical or structural barriers between them and the child / children
Children under 5 years (pink band):
- Must be accompanied into the centre and the water by a responsible parent / guardian (16+)
- Must stay within arm’s reach during recreational play activities
Children 10 years old and over:
- Parents must use their knowledge of an individual child’s swimming ability and general development to determine the level of accompaniment required
Children under 10 years:
- Maximum 1 Parent / Guardian to 4 Children
Children under 5 years:
Maximum 1 Parent / Guardian to 2 Children