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Video: Getting to know the National Quality Standards. Click here to view the video on Introduction to the NQS
Quality Area 1: Educational program and practiceVideo: Ensuring that the educational program and practice is stimulating and engaging and enhances children’s learning and development. Click here to view the video on Quality Area 1
Workshop Resources: ACECQA held a series of National Workshops and visited Darwin in November, 2014. The focus was on Quality Area 1. The following documents may assist educators when reflecting on their current practice.
Handbook: “What’s Pedagogy Anyway? Using pedagogical documentation to engage with the Early Years Learning Framework”. This handbook aims to challenge us all to refrain from creating a one-size fits all approach when it comes to documenting teaching and learning. It also challenges educators to resist the notion of reducing children's learning and consequently the associated pedagogical documentation to the five outcomes as outlined in the Early Years Learning Framework.
Quality Area 2: Children’s health and safetyVideo: Safeguarding and promoting children’s health and safety. Click here to view the video on Quality Area 2
Quality Area 3: Physical environmentVideo: The physical environment is safe, suitable and provides a rich and diverse range of experiences that promote children’s learning and development. Click here to view the video on Quality Area 3
Quality Area 4: Staffing arrangementsVideo: The provision of qualified and experienced educators, co-ordinators and nominated supervisors who are able to develop warm, respectful relationships with children, create safe and predictable environments and encourage children’s active engagement in the
learning program. Click here to view the video on Quality Area 4
Quality Area 5: Relationships with childrenVideo: Relationships with children are responsive and respectful and promoting children’s sense of security and belonging. Click here to view the video on Quality Area 5
Quality Area 6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communitiesVideo: Collaborative relationships with families that are fundamental to achieving quality outcomes for children and community partnerships are based on active communication, consultation and collaboration. Click here to view the video on Quality Area 6
Quality Area 7: Leadership and service managementVideo: Effective leadership and management of the service contributes to quality environments for children’s learning and development. Click here to view the video on Quality Area 7