Quality Improvement Plan (Action Plan 2016/17) QUALITY AREA 1: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND PRACTICE Where do we want to be? (strategic direction) Where are we now? (current state) How will we get there? (strategic actions) How will we know? (measure of success) When Looking more deeply at engaging children in project work Child centered/responsive planning Child led experiences Provocations Planning cycle based on child observations - Regular meetings with our critical friends at Alberton to develop our understanding and share project work/ideas/concepts - PD for LA’s regarding project work - 2017 support and PD from Lisa Burman around project work Projects will be supported in the preschool, shared with families, community and documented. Minimum of 2 annual project per year – shared and documented Project work displayed in the learning gallery Annual review timeline 2017 Have a collection of quality picture books in our studio library to ensure access to.. Numeracy concepts – emergent literacy concepts – social emotional – key concept – dispositions and mind set etc Borrowing new and quality book from the library Sorting and removing poor quality book from our collection Budget has been allocated to build up book collection Online order to be placed Kim, Tracy, Amy – to visit book shop and make a bulk purchase. Research the availability of ‘growth mind set’ books and options. Our studio library will contain quality book. A collection of growth mindset books will be used to support our project work Children will be able to articulate the concepts and dispositions within these text. End of Term 3 2016 Preschool Partnerships Plus – Commitment to developing a PLC within the Torrens Partnership around ‘the language or learning’ through literacy and numeracy plus Working within the Torren’s Partnership as a learning community Attending Literacy and Numeracy Plus training @BANB7 we will develop our inquiry around the language of learning. Develop post and pre screening of educators and students to determine the use of language and the ability to articulate disposition Children will have a better understanding of (and are more able to articulate) .. Stretch thinking Being Persistent Being Curious Being Brave End of Tern 4 2016 QUALITY AREA 2: CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY
4 for children wishing to enroll the following year. Working with the school leadership team to offer whole school tours on enrolment (is desired) Critical information/fact sheet – to capture key philosophies and practice of the centre that can be used to support discussions with families, especially to be utilized by bilingual staff. Whole center training around the preschool philosophy statement and the Reggio principals Staff meeting to discuss ongoing discussion we are having with parents and what support we need to have these conversations Meeting with reception to determine Early Childhood links and cross overs A4 fact sheet which, explicitly and in family friend language describe, explain why we do the things we do at BANB7 including … Messy and Wet Play, Building Independence, Outdoor play etc Document to be used in existing pre enrolment process as a condensed version of the existing hand book. End of Term 4 2016