Comprehensive Quality Improvement Plan for Early Childhood Education

This document provides a detailed quality improvement plan for a childcare service, aligning with the National Quality Standard. It covers various aspects, including the service's details, operating hours, and philosophy. The plan focuses on Quality Area 1 (Educational program and practice) and Quality Area 2 (Children’s health and safety), outlining strengths, identified issues, and improvement strategies. Specific elements such as curriculum development, assessment of children's learning, promotion of health, and ensuring safety are addressed with goals, steps for achievement, success measures, and timelines. The plan also references relevant sections of the National Law and National Regulations to ensure compliance and effective implementation. Desklib provides access to similar documents and study resources for students.

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The following is the quality improvement plan template
provided by ACECQA.
Specific relevant quality areas and
standards are provided for your reference.
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Service details
Service name Service approval number
Primary contact at service
Physical location of service Physical location contact details
Street:
Suburb:
State/territory:
Postcode:
Telephone:
Mobile:
Fax:
Email:
Approved Provider Nominated Supervisor
Primary contact:
Telephone:
Mobile:
Fax:
Email:
Name:
Telephone:
Mobile:
Fax:
Email:
Postal address (if different to physical location of service)
Street:
Suburb:
State/territory:
Postcode:
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Operating hours
For each day of the week this service is open, indicate the times of the day when education and care is provided.
For centre-based services, this does not include non-contact hours for staff. Please nominate the scheduled opening and closing times using 24 hour
clock (e.g. 07:30 to 18:00) rather than the actual opening and closing times (e.g. 06:55 to 18:10) if different. Round times to the nearest quarter of an hour.
If the service is open for two sessions per day, please indicate the opening and closing times for both sessions.
For family day care services or multi-site services, please provide the operating hours of the service office.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Opening time
9:35 AM 9:35 AM 9:35 AM 9:35 AM 9:35 AM 9:35 AM 9:35 AM
Closing time
19:30 PM 19:30 PM 19:30 PM 19:30 PM 19:30 PM 19:30 PM 19:30 PM
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Additional information about your service
The following information will assist the Regulatory Authority to plan the assessment visit.
Provide additional information about your service—parking, school holiday dates, pupil-free days etc.
Answer
Providing the good place and environment along with the summer camp, children's care and various holidays.
How are the children grouped at your service?
Answer
Babies – 0 to 18 months.
Toddler – 18 months to 3 years.
Preschoolers – 3 to 5 years.
Write the name and position of person(s) responsible for submitting this Quality Improvement Plan (e.g. ‘Nominated Supervisor, Cheryl Smith’)
Supervising Manager
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Provide additional information about your service—parking, school holiday dates, pupil-free days etc.
Answer
Providing the good place and environment along with the summer camp, children's care and various holidays.
For family day care services, indicate the number of educators currently registered in the service and attach a list of the educators and their addresses.
No. of educators:_______35__
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Service statement of philosophy
Please insert your service’s statement of philosophy here.
A child care philosophy is typically a written statement developed by a child care provider or educator regarding its organization’s values, priorities, values and
beliefs regarding a child’s development, care, and . Such as the selected organisation priorities and values are are childrens security and effective growth or
development.
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Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice
This quality area of the National Quality Standard focuses on ensuring that the educational program and practice is stimulating and engaging and enhances children’s learning
and development. In school age care services, the program nurtures the development of life skills and complements children’s experiences, opportunities and relationships at
school, at home and in the community.
Quality Area 1: Standards and elements
Standard 1.1 An approved learning framework informs the development of a curriculum that enhances each child’s learning and development.
Element 1.1.1 Curriculum decision making contributes to each child’s learning and development outcomes in relation to their identity, connection
with community, wellbeing, confidence as learners and effectiveness as communicators.
Element 1.1.2 Each child’s current knowledge, ideas, culture, abilities and interests are the foundation of the program.
Element 1.1.3 The program, including routines, is organised in ways that maximise opportunities for each child’s learning.
Element 1.1.4 The documentation about each child’s program and progress is available to families.
Element 1.1.5 Every child is supported to participate in the program.
Element 1.1.6 Each child’s agency is promoted, enabling them to make choices and decisions and influence events and their world.
Standard 1.2 Educators and co-ordinators are focused, active and reflective in designing and delivering the program for each child.
Element 1.2.1 Each child’s learning and development is assessed as part of an ongoing cycle of planning, documenting and evaluation.
Element 1.2.2 Educators respond to children’s ideas and play and use intentional teaching to scaffold and extend each child’s learning.
Element 1.2.3 Critical reflection on children’s learning and development, both as individuals and in groups, is regularly used to implement the
program.
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Quality Area 1: Related sections of the National Law and National Regulations
Standard/element National Law (section) and National Regulations (regulation)
1.1 section 168 Offence relating to required programs
1.1 section 323 Approved learning framework
1.1 regulation 73 Educational programs
1.1 regulation 75 Information about the educational program to be kept available
1.1 regulation 76 Information about educational program to be given to parents
1.2 regulation 74 Documenting of child assessments or evaluations for delivery of educational program
Quality Improvement Plan for QA1
Summary of strengths for QA1
Strengths The key strengths of organisation related to quality improvement plan and quality area 1 are the approved learning framework informs the development
of a curriculum that enhances each child’s learning and development. Educators and co-ordinators are focused, active and reflective in designing and
delivering the program for each child. This is trans are indicating the effective learning programs and activities along with their qualities in care of every
student or child learner.
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