Quality Improvement in the ELC

Thank you to all our families who completed the Quality Improvement survey and provided additional feedback. The response data will now be collated and published in the coming weeks. The feedback from our families is used in the ELC Quality Improvement Plan for 2024.

Early Childhood Australia's Statement on Play

The ECA's Statement on Play reflects the commitment to protect and promote the right of every child in Australia to play. The Statement draws on robust evidence from diverse disciplines on the essential nature of play and its impact on every child's wellbeing, learning and development. This includes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the child's right to play.

Each Week the Newsletter will contain one of the 6 principles to promote and protect play for parents and carers.

PRINCIPLE TWO

Every child has a right to a balance of play experiences that
develop a healthy mind and body and a sense of wellbeing.

What can we do at home?

• Provide time and use language that supports children to problem-solve through their play and manage risk with minimal adult intervention.
• Seek out activities, information and everyday resources to support a balanced range of play experiences for different abilities and ages.
• Participate in community groups such as local playgroups, cultural playgroups, music and outdoor programs, library, toy library and mobile library facilities.
• Search out museums and institutions that welcome children and families and offer a mix of age-appropriate play experiences and interactions with content

Stay and Play

Stay and Play is a playgroup for pre-preschoolers and their carer each Wednesday in school term 9am-10am in the ELC Adventure Garden (weather permitting). All families and the broader community are welcome to attend.