The Learning Outcomes recognise the importance of literacy, numeracy and social and emotional development.
Children have a strong sense of identity
Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Children are confident and involved learners
Children are effective communicators
Educators will:
Plan a Curriculum based on children’s interests, culture, language, ideas, play and everyday lives ie connections between children, families and communities
Work in partnerships with families to achieve Learning Outcomes, and encourage families to contribute to the Curriculum by sharing information about their child or completing activities with children
Build connections between the service, schools and the local community
Include children in decision making, including decisions about indoor and outdoor spaces, programming, routines and documenting their achievements, and give them appropriate levels of responsibility
Make use of spontaneous ‘teachable moments’ to scaffold children’s learning
Engage in sustained shared conversations with children to extend their thinking
Support children’s learning by participating in child led play
Provide a balance between child led, child-initiated and educator supported learning by creating learning environments and activities that stimulate children’s imagination, creativity and curiosity and encourage children to investigate, experiment, explore, solve problems, create and construct
Use strategies like demonstrating, dramatic play, role play, open questioning, speculating, explaining, shared thinking and problem solving to promote and extend children’s learning
Use resources (eg man- made and natural loose parts) and implement activities (eg dramatic play, visual arts, role play, games) to promote learning across all Learning Outcomes
Create outdoor learning spaces which invite open-ended interactions, spontaneity, risk-taking, exploration, discovery and connection with nature
Create both indoor and outdoor spaces that stimulate children’s imagination, creativity and curiosity and encourage children to investigate, experiment and solve problems
Regularly provide opportunities for children to learn individually and as part of a group
Regularly add to a learning portfolio for each child which includes written assessments of the child’s learning. Portfolios will be available for a child’s family members to view but they remain the property of the Service for the duration of the child’s enrolment
Plan the curriculum with each child and the learning outcomes in mind, and remember that learning is not always predictable and linear
Celebrate the achievements and learning of each child
With parents’ consent, liaise with external agencies and professionals to support children with additional needs
Regularly (at least weekly) evaluate their practices and reflect on how well the Curriculum is helping each child progress towards and achieve the Learning Outcomes
Display the daily curriculum in children’s rooms and encourage families to contribute, make suggestions or ask questions about children’s learning at any time
Provide the following information to parents whenever requested: - the content and operation of the educational program - information about the child’s participation in the program - assessments of the child’s developmental needs, interests, experiences and progress against the Learning Outcomes