“Today`s Children, Belonging, Being & Becoming Tomorrow`s Future” Philosophy Statement At Starkingdom Childcare Centre & Kindergarten, we value the importance of our role as early childhood educators. We believe the early years of a the foundation child’s life provide for future health, development and wellbeing. A positive start in life helps children to reach their full potential. We are committed to ensure our children, families, staff and community have a strong sense of belonging in a secure, calm, safe, educational, inclusive and sustainable environment. We pay respect to all Aboriginal and Tore’s Strait Islander people, we respect and recognise they are the first people of Australia. Starkingdom Childcare Centre & Kindergarten reflects the beliefs and values of the broader community and has a strong focus on social justice, equity and inclusion. We will support the inclusion of children who require additional support. The children will be given equal opportunities regardless of their gender, age, culture and socioeconomic background. Our philosophy statement is based on the: Department of Education - Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), Education and Care Services National Regulations, (Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW), A Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and the National Quality Framework (NQF). We are committed to create an engaging, fun, inclusive enriched play based learning program and encourage our educators to be professional, innovative, reflective and to base their paedology on theories and research. We value building positive relationships through respecting each other, working with passion, honesty and integrity. All team members, regardless of the position they hold must have equal rights. Have an open mind and be willing to learn from others and try new ideas and methods of teaching. Our educators will hold high expectations for every child by recognising, respecting and building on children`s interests, strengths, capacity and sense of agency. We believe the relationships between the educators and children are fun, engaging, warm, nurturing and based on respect and kindness. Our educators extend this attitude of inclusion, respect and acceptance to our families, community members. Our educators will regularly reflect upon our practices and continue to enjoy learning. We place value on ensuring that our program is accessible and meaningful for all children as well as including and supporting children and families with diverse abilities and alternative
“Today`s Children, Belonging, Being & Becoming Tomorrow`s Future” Philosophy Statement At Starkingdom Childcare Centre & Kindergarten, we value the importance of our role as early childhood educators. We believe the early years of a child’s life provide the foundation for future health, development and wellbeing. A positive start in life helps children to reach their full potential. We are committed to ensure our children, families, staff and community have a strong sense of belonging in a secure, calm, safe, educational, inclusive and sustainable environment. We pay respect to all Aboriginal and Tore’s Strait Islander people, we respect and recognise they are the first people of Australia. Starkingdom Childcare Centre & Kindergarten reflects the beliefs and values of the broader community and has a strong focus on social justice, equity and inclusion. We will support the inclusion of children who require additional support. The children will be given equal opportunities regardless of their gender, age, culture and socioeconomic background. Our philosophy statement is based on the: Department of Education - Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), Education and Care Services National Regulations, (Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW), A Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and the National Quality Framework (NQF). We are committed to create an engaging, fun, inclusive enriched play based learning program and encourage our educators to be professional, innovative, reflective and to base their paedology on theories and research. We value building positive relationships through respecting each other, working with passion, honesty and integrity. All team members, regardless of the position they hold must have equal rights. Have an open mind and be willing to learn from others and try new ideas and methods of teaching. Our educators will hold high expectations for every child by recognising, respecting and building on children`s interests, strengths, capacity and sense of agency. We believe the relationships between the educators and children are fun, engaging, warm, nurturing and based on respect and kindness. Our educators extend this attitude of inclusion, respect and acceptance to our families, community members. Our educators will regularly reflect upon our practices and continue to enjoy learning. We place value on ensuring that our program is accessible and meaningful for all children as well as including and supporting children and families with diverse abilities and alternative
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