The ACT Kindergarten Health Check is part of the ACT Health Child, Youth and Women's Health program. It includes checks on vision, hearing, height, weight, and development. Parents provide written consent for their child to participate, and completed a questionnaire covering demographic details; self-reported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, health history, and a range of health-related questions.

Since 1998, all children enrolled in kindergarten (the first year of full time school in the ACT) are invited to participate in the Kindergarten Health Check. Children exempt from the program include Jervis Bay Primary School students, and Cranleigh or Malkara Special school program.

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This procedure provides a standard approach for nurses when performing Kindergarten Health Check’s (KHC) in government and non - government schools in the ACT. The KHC is a primary health care service that aims to identify potential health issues associated with weight, vision and hearing. Early intervention and appropriate referral/s may optimise the child’s learning, social development and general health outcomes.

ACT state data

Government Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 (ACT)

Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997