GMA205 Home-based Safety Check Record

The GMA205 Home-based Initial Safety Check Record is designed to support home-based early childhood education services when onboarding new educators.

This record provides a clear, structured way to document the initial safety check of an educator’s home before children begin care, ensuring all seven required safety checks are completed, recorded, and easily evidenced for licensing and audit purposes.

What this record supports

• Evidence of compliance with GMA205 licensing criteria

• Clear documentation for ERO reviews and Ministry of Education audits

• Confidence that all required safety checks have been completed before placement

Key features

• Covers all seven required initial safety checks

• Simple tick-box and comment sections for efficient completion

• Designed for use by recruiters, coordinators, or service providers

• Professional, print-ready format suitable for compliance records

Ideal for

• Home-based ECE service providers

• Visiting teachers and coordinators

• Organisations onboarding new educators

• Services strengthening compliance and quality assurance processes

This resource helps ensure initial safety checks are thorough, consistent, and clearly documented, supporting safe home-based environments from day one.