We believe at Little Stars Childcare that a child's first impressions on the world and experiences are through the eyes of their parents/carer, therefore we do all we can to ensure we are working in partnership with parents of all the children within our daily care.
We encourage and seek partnership with our parents through weekly contributions to each child's care and development through our communication books, weekend boards, parents evenings, key person (star) systems. We encourage all parents to weekly complete the forms below, to support planning of activities for their child and towards each child's record of achievement of developmental progress.
This is essential for us at Little Stars childcare in ensuring that we encourage and support the well being and development for each child, with their first and most enduring carers and educators - Their parents.
Our online learning and development files with Tapestry, allow parents and carers to access their child's learning and development files at all times and have a daily input into their child's daily development within the setting, it allows us to share news and experiences with parents and allows you child's progress to be monitored at all times.
To view your child's individual learning journal online, Please click here to be taken to the Tapestry Journal
We encourage and seek partnership with our parents through weekly contributions to each child's care and development through our communication books, weekend boards, parents evenings, key person (star) systems. We encourage all parents to weekly complete the forms below, to support planning of activities for their child and towards each child's record of achievement of developmental progress.
This is essential for us at Little Stars childcare in ensuring that we encourage and support the well being and development for each child, with their first and most enduring carers and educators - Their parents.
Our online learning and development files with Tapestry, allow parents and carers to access their child's learning and development files at all times and have a daily input into their child's daily development within the setting, it allows us to share news and experiences with parents and allows you child's progress to be monitored at all times.
To view your child's individual learning journal online, Please click here to be taken to the Tapestry Journal
Helpful Contacts:
|
Early Years Development (CEYC) (Support
and advice on OFSTED, EYFS, policies & general issues) |
01273
294926 01273
292732 01273
290526 |
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PRESENS (Offering
advice and support for children with special needs) |
01273
294944 |
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Family
Information Services (For information
on nurseries, childcare & childminders) |
01273
293545 |
|
Childcare
Recruitment (CEYC) |
01273
294624 |
|
Childcare
Workforce Development Team (CEYC Training) |
01273
293585 |
|
Childcare
Business Development |
01273
294260 |
|
Finance |
01273
293690 |
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Early
Years Consultant |
01273
293645 |
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EMAS
(Offering advice & support on settings with bi-lingual children) |
01273
507367 |
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OFSTED |
0300
1231231 |
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Early
Childhood Project |
01273
294105 |
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Early
Years Professional Status |
0113
2446311 |
|
Pre-School
Learning Alliance |
01273
674417 |
QUILT
(Quality Assurance Programme)
"A quality assurance programme is essential to the success of any business. To make a difference, good quality practice must be adopted by senior management and instilled within an organisation's culture.
Quality is not just about implementing a system or working towards a set standard. It is an attitude, a way of working, which not only improves service but also enhances the way people work and live".(Institute of Total Quality Management).
Since December 2012 when the setting first opened, we have been following a Quality Assurance Programme (QUILT) developed especially for early years, which will examine and continuously improve the way we do things. Setting targets, measuring service and rewarding staff performance will be at the heart of everything we do. If we can retain motivated and skilled staff, this will have positive benefits for your children whilst within our care.
Little Stars Child care is currently enrolled in two quality programmes:
QUILT (Staff, Operations, Curriculum)
Scores on the Doors (Food Hygiene)
QUILT (Quality Improvement in Learning andTeaching)
Quality Improvement in Learning and Teaching, or “QUILT” was originally developed by Brighton and Hove Local Education Authority. It is now being used in a number of local authorities. “QUILT” is a modular Quality Assurance and Improvement scheme for settings that provide care and education for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
QUILT’s ethos is to provide a supportive way for practitioners to continually develop their practice and improve the quality of children’s early care and learning.
The programme is divided up into three monthly modules which set out to examine and improve every aspect of the setting operation.
At the end of each module the setting is graded fail, pass or credit. The advantage of QUILT is that it is an on-going programme, such that when all nine modules have been completed, the programme begins again with the first module.
QUILT supports the view that where practitioners are engaged in systematic, honest and informed reflection on what they do, the quality of provision for the children will be enhanced. In this way, standards of good practice are achieved within an ethos of continual development.
QUILT supports practitioners in becoming more self-reflective, better equipped to explain what they do clearly to others, and more confident in sharing their work with parents and the wider community.
QUILT is a modular scheme based on a ‘rolling programme’ or cycle of reflective practice. Nine modules are worked on over a possible period of three years. This supports a ‘step by step’ model of development. Each module is supported, moderated and achieved separately.
These modules reflect Pascal and Bertram’s ‘10 Dimensions of Quality’ (1996).The moderation panel consists of a Local Authority Early Years Adviser, Primary Adviser or equivalent, a minimum of three QUILT Consultants and additional advisory colleagues who have contributed to the process in settings. Levels of achievement are addressed by both the process of the quality improvement and the outcomes or standards achieved in the setting.
As a childcare setting owner, worker or as a parent or child, a quality accreditation scheme has far reaching benefits.
Benefits for Children
Develops, encourages and maintains high standards in care and education for the benefit of children and their families. Research shows that good quality childcare benefits children by positively affecting cognitive, language, social and emotional development.
Benefits for Staff
Creates a positive culture of continuous improvement, thereby increasing staff involvement and commitment to team building.Delivers positive benefits for staff motivation and empowerment, promoting increased retention of staff.
Benefits for Parents
Provides a kite-mark to inform parental choice of childcare and reassurance and confidence in the quality of the setting.Encourages and facilitates partnerships with parents in the care and early education of their child.
(Quality Assurance Programme)
"A quality assurance programme is essential to the success of any business. To make a difference, good quality practice must be adopted by senior management and instilled within an organisation's culture.
Quality is not just about implementing a system or working towards a set standard. It is an attitude, a way of working, which not only improves service but also enhances the way people work and live".(Institute of Total Quality Management).
Since December 2012 when the setting first opened, we have been following a Quality Assurance Programme (QUILT) developed especially for early years, which will examine and continuously improve the way we do things. Setting targets, measuring service and rewarding staff performance will be at the heart of everything we do. If we can retain motivated and skilled staff, this will have positive benefits for your children whilst within our care.
Little Stars Child care is currently enrolled in two quality programmes:
QUILT (Staff, Operations, Curriculum)
Scores on the Doors (Food Hygiene)
QUILT (Quality Improvement in Learning andTeaching)
Quality Improvement in Learning and Teaching, or “QUILT” was originally developed by Brighton and Hove Local Education Authority. It is now being used in a number of local authorities. “QUILT” is a modular Quality Assurance and Improvement scheme for settings that provide care and education for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
QUILT’s ethos is to provide a supportive way for practitioners to continually develop their practice and improve the quality of children’s early care and learning.
The programme is divided up into three monthly modules which set out to examine and improve every aspect of the setting operation.
At the end of each module the setting is graded fail, pass or credit. The advantage of QUILT is that it is an on-going programme, such that when all nine modules have been completed, the programme begins again with the first module.
QUILT supports the view that where practitioners are engaged in systematic, honest and informed reflection on what they do, the quality of provision for the children will be enhanced. In this way, standards of good practice are achieved within an ethos of continual development.
QUILT supports practitioners in becoming more self-reflective, better equipped to explain what they do clearly to others, and more confident in sharing their work with parents and the wider community.
QUILT is a modular scheme based on a ‘rolling programme’ or cycle of reflective practice. Nine modules are worked on over a possible period of three years. This supports a ‘step by step’ model of development. Each module is supported, moderated and achieved separately.
These modules reflect Pascal and Bertram’s ‘10 Dimensions of Quality’ (1996).The moderation panel consists of a Local Authority Early Years Adviser, Primary Adviser or equivalent, a minimum of three QUILT Consultants and additional advisory colleagues who have contributed to the process in settings. Levels of achievement are addressed by both the process of the quality improvement and the outcomes or standards achieved in the setting.
As a childcare setting owner, worker or as a parent or child, a quality accreditation scheme has far reaching benefits.
Benefits for Children
Develops, encourages and maintains high standards in care and education for the benefit of children and their families. Research shows that good quality childcare benefits children by positively affecting cognitive, language, social and emotional development.
Benefits for Staff
Creates a positive culture of continuous improvement, thereby increasing staff involvement and commitment to team building.Delivers positive benefits for staff motivation and empowerment, promoting increased retention of staff.
Benefits for Parents
Provides a kite-mark to inform parental choice of childcare and reassurance and confidence in the quality of the setting.Encourages and facilitates partnerships with parents in the care and early education of their child.
