At the beginning of 2012, and for the first time in Australia, early childhood services have been guided in their work by a new National Quality Framework (NQF) and new National Regulations. The aim of this enormous Commonwealth Government initiative was to bring about ‘national’ conformity in the early childhood field with regard to our goals for the education of young children and to ensure high quality programs are offered to all preschool children across all Australian preschool settings. In November 2012 our Preschool underwent a rigorous assessment process instigated by our state regulatory authority, The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), and we are very pleased and excited to announce that we have been awarded an overall rating of:
‘Exceeding the National Quality Standard’!
This is the highest rating that can be awarded by the DEECD and therefore represents a truly outstanding achievement for which all stake-holders should feel very proud. This exceptional outcome could only be achieved through the commitment and hard work of all staff and a dedicated voluntary parent Committee of Management. The team pulled together and worked incredibly hard in 2012 to ensure that the preschool complied with the new regulations. This result means that our local community can rest assured that the quality of care and education provided at our Preschool is amongst the best that our nation has to offer! Quite an achievement for our little community!
Congratulations to all involved!
Congratulations Karen – A fabulous achievement!!!
Wow Karen that is wonderful. Congratulations. A lot of work must have been done but what an incredible achievement! Will know who to call on for advice when it is our turn for assessment! So pleased for you. Pam
Congratulations indeed! This is an amazing achievement Karen and I hope that you are all doing little happy dances of joy.
Congratulations Karen….I have been following your blog quietly for some time now and this is fabulous news! Well done!!!
Thank you to everyone! 🙂