NCAC is a not-for-profit, Australian Government-funded organisation that is responsible for administering Child Care Quality Assurance for long day care centres.
Its Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS) is based on seven Quality Areas and 33 Principles that summarise and define long day care – and our Shell Cove centre achieved the high-quality ranking against all seven indicators.
Mount Hutton MAELS Centre Director Maree Terry and her staff have been commended for their Continuing Improvement Plan intentions to expand the centre’s multicultural resources, build on partnerships with families, promote children’s safety, health and nutrition, as well as provide professional development for educators.
Beresfield MAELS Centre Director Antoinette Yager and her staff were congratulated on their efforts towards continual improvement.
Particular mention was on the service’s achievements in Quality Areas 1 and 2, where relationships with children and families are valued and respected, including positive emotions that staff model to children as well as the various communication formats used with families.
All our 29 MAELS centres are undergoing the NCAC accreditation process, which is expected to be completed by March.
To be accredited, a centre must achieve a rating of “satisfactory” or higher on all seven Quality Areas, including staff relationships with children and peers; partnerships with families; programming and evaluation; children's experiences and learning; protective care and safety, health, nutrition and wellbeing, and managing to support quality.
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