Key Improvements Sought for Quality Area 4 Improvement Plan Issue identified Standard What outcome or Priority By during How will we get this outcome? (Steps) Success measure Progress notes /Element goal do we seek? (L/M/H) when? 4.2.2 The Educators need to L Review the Early Childhood Australia, Educators and staff ongoing Coordination read through and Code of Ethics and align our policies and will adhere to the Code Unit needs to discuss the code procedures to the commitments to action. of Ethics, ensuring that refresh the of ethics as a every child is thriving group, so they The Educational Leader can provide a fun and learning. Educator’s memory of their understand their game during Educator meetings, this Code of Ethics. responsibilities of allow the Educators to participate in a fun the right learning activity to refresh their memories children’s to thrive and to as a team. learn. Provide a questionnaire for Educators to complete to ensure they have read the document and understand their ethics. 4.2.1 Our service Educators L The service will provide an appraisal Discussions to further By the Appraisals have been sent needs to complete an questionnaire for Educators to complete the skills end of to all the educators. Educator’s implement appraisal and discuss the rating individually. and to improve June appraisals with questionnaire to practices. 2018 Next month’s visit (June) our Educators. rate their We will discuss their strengths and we will discuss their rating performance as a improvements as an Educator. Praise Educators practices. professional when needed. Educator. The Coordinators will also rate the Educator. 4.2.2 Our service The service will M Discuss with Harmony to see how we can To ensure our service By the currently does implement a provide this information into the software. is complying with the end of not check system of law and regulations August own checking The Coordination Unit will write this down 158 -159. 2018 Educator’s children when in own in the staff room on the Educator’s Educator’s care. children are individual placements on each day. To ensure our included in the Educators are ratio requiring the ratios are met.
Key Improvements Sought for Quality Area 4 Improvement Plan Standard /Element Issue identified during What outcome or goal do we seek? Priority (L/M/H) How will we get this outcome? (Steps) Success measure By when? Progress notes 4.2.2 The Coordination Unit needs to refresh the Educator’s memory of their Code of Ethics. Educators need to read through and discuss the code of ethics as a group, so they understand their responsibilities of the children’s right to thrive and to learn. L Review the Early Childhood Australia, Code of Ethics and align our policies and procedures to the commitments to action. The Educational Leader can provide a fun game during Educator meetings, this allow the Educators to participate in a fun learning activity to refresh their memories as a team. Provide a questionnaire for Educators to complete to ensure they have read the document and understand their ethics. Educators and staff will adhere to the Code of Ethics, ensuring that every child is thriving and learning. ongoing 4.2.1 Our service needs to implement appraisals with our Educators. Educators complete an appraisal questionnaire to rate their performance as a professional Educator. L The service will provide an appraisal questionnaire for Educators to complete and discuss the rating individually. We will discuss their strengths and improvements as an Educator. The Coordinators will also rate the Educator. Discussions to further the Educator’s skills and to improve practices. Praise Educators when needed. By the end of June 2018 Appraisals have been sent to all the educators. Next month’s visit (June) we will discuss their rating practices. 4.2.2 Our service currently does not check Educator’s own children when in care. The service will implement a system of checking Educator’s own children are included in the ratio M Discuss with Harmony to see how we can provide this information into the software. The Coordination Unit will write this down in the staff room on the Educator’s individual placements on each day. To ensure our service is complying with the law and regulations 158 -159. To ensure our Educators are requiring the ratios are met. By the end of August 2018
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