Exceeding the Standards - Revised third edition

Name: Exceeding the Standards - Revised third edition
SKU: TS0327
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ISBN: 9781922530868

Planning for continuous quality improvement

Exceeding the Standards - Third Edition is your guide to NQS - the National Quality Standard. The NQS is a major part of the National Quality Framework. The early childhood education (ECE) resource is for those ECE centres that want to go beyond the NQS requirements - those looking to exceed them.

Exceeding the Standards comprehensively covers the NQS Quality Area 1 to 7 and the associated elements. This edition explains how you can gain an exceeding in your assessment and rating and the ways this differs from the achieving rating. It also outlines the exceeding themes in the NQS. The updates to the child safe standards, adopted in Victoria in 2023 (relevant to all ECE), are included.

The resource provides a multitude of helpful documents to stimulate your thinking and create opportunities for critical reflection.

Ages: 0-5 | Pages: 102 | Code: TS0327 | ISBN: 9781922530868

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Susie Rosback

Susie is the owner operator of Holy Trinity Early Learning Centre in Kew, Victoria. She has completed a Master of Education, Diploma of Teaching Early Childhood and a Bachelor of Education Early Childhood and earned the "exemplary" teacher classification with VETASSESS. She has also won the NEiTA ASG Inspirational Teachers State and Territory Award and been nominated for the national award. Susie taught kindergarten for 20 years, lectured at Deakin University, presented at conferences and co-authored five books. Through her consulting business, she has supported the wider community in achieving exceeding in the NQS.

Susie specialises in art and children’s artistic development. As owner operator of her own service, Susie is now enjoying the executive role of early learning and supporting her team to create an early learning service with a difference in Melbourne.

Bernadette Waters

Bernadette Waters has worked in the early childhood sector for 28 years in a variety of care facilities. She has served as a manager of a group of centres, a mentor, a centre coordinator, a family day care field officer and an inclusion support facilitator. Bernadette currently works with Susie Rosback Consulting, supporting services to achieve “Exceeding” the National Quality Standard in their assessments and ratings. She enjoys mentoring, particularly helping educators reflect on their practice as a method of creating change.

Contents
What is the National Quality Standard and why would we want to exceed it?	1
Introduction	1
What is the National Quality Standard?	1
What is the assessment and rating process?	2
How is the rating determined?	3
'Exceeding' themes	4
Why would you want to exceed the standard?	6
How do I convince my team that doing all this extra work is a good idea?	7
Setting a realistic timeline	7
Seven quality area folders	8
Observe, discuss and sight	8
How to exceed Quality Area 1	10
Are you meeting or exceeding the standard?	10
Preparing for assessment and rating	14
Child development strategy	14
Developing an intentional teaching strategy	15
Guidelines for documenting children's learning	16
Mid-year reports	18
Developmental assessment	19
Learning outcomes for families	20
Planning guidelines	20
QA1 reflection questions	21
Exceeding QA1 checklist	21
How to exceed Quality Area 2	23
Are you meeting or exceeding the standard?	23
Preparing for assessment and rating	26
Physical activity strategy	27
Hygiene and medical conditions strategy	28
Child safe standards	29
First-aid kits	33
Emergency evacuation drills	34
Risk management plan	35
QA2 reflection questions	37
Exceeding QA2 checklist	37
How to exceed Quality Area 3	39
Are you meeting or exceeding the standard?	39
Preparing for assessment and rating	42
Developing a physical environment strategy	43
Sustainability strategy	44
Daily playground checklist	46
Room layouts	47
QA3 reflection questions	47
Exceeding QA3 checklist	47
How to exceed Quality Area 4	49
Are you meeting or exceeding the standard?	49
Preparing for assessment and rating	52
Developing a staffing strategy	53
Continuity of educators strategy	54
Staff mentoring strategy	55
Staff orientation checklist	56
QA4 reflection questions	57
Exceeding QA4 checklist	57
How to exceed Quality Area 5	59
Are you meeting or exceeding the standard?	59
Preparing for assessment and rating	62
Developing a relationships with children strategy	62
Developing a behaviour management strategy	63
Transition strategy	64
Orientation strategy	65
Children's survey questions	65
Managing challenging behaviour	66
Rights of the child	67
QA5 reflection questions	69
Exceeding QA5 checklist	70
How to exceed Quality Area 6	72
Are you meeting or exceeding the standard?	72
Preparing for assessment and rating	75
Developing a communication with families strategy	76
Developing a partnership with community strategy	78
Community outreach strategy	79
Sharing information with families	81
Program plans	83
QA6 reflection questions	84
Exceeding QA6 checklist	84
How to exceed Quality Area 7	86
Are you meeting or exceeding the standard?	86
Preparing for assessment and rating	89
Developing a governance strategy	90
Developing a philosophy	90
Prescribed information on display and archiving	90
Administrative systems	92
ACECQA reporting	93
Staff induction strategy	93
Staff records	94
Developing a grievances and complaints strategy	94
QA7 reflection questions	96
Exceeding QA7 checklist	97