CHCECE019 - Scenario: Blue Bay Centre - Assessment Visit

[NANDU]

Hi can anyone please help me with this scenarios. It is in the director's point of view. I don't work in childcare to get any assistance.
Hope to get some guidance here.
Thank you
Scenario A

Preparing for an assessment visit

Blue Bay Early Learning Centre is preparing for its first ever assessment visit. The 66 place centre is situated in the outer suburbs of a large city. The centre is 30 years old and is due to undergo major renovations. The outdoor area has recently been completely upgraded to reflect current best practice in relation to a natural play environment.
The centre offers extend hours care for up to 22 children from 7am – 8.30am and 3 pm – 5.30 pm. The remaining children attend between 8.30am – 3pm. The families are mainly middle class, single income with stay-at-home mothers.
Over the week 140 children (2.9 years - 6 years) attend the program. There are 9 educators and 2 trainees:
• 2 EC teachers (Director and Educational Leader – 20 years’ plus experience.
• 4 Diploma ( 7 years’ experience, 5 years’ experience, 2 years’ experience, one new graduate).
• 3 Certificate III (each educator has approximately 12 months experience).
• 2 certificate III trainees.
While all of the educators have contributed to the QIP they are extremely anxious about the impending visit.

a) Blue Bay Early Learning Centre has just received notification they have been selected for an assessment and rating visit. List 2 ways the Director can inform the educators and parents of this visit?
b) Explain how this strategy will assist in preparing educators for the assessment visit.
c) Explain how this strategy will assist in preparing educators for the assessment visit.
d) Suggest one other strategy the Director could use as part of the preparation process.
e) Read the booklet ‘Stories of Assessment’. Explain how this resource could be used to prepare educators for an assessment visit.

Stressed!
Educators at Blue Bay Early Learning Centre have working hard as a team in preparation for the organisation’s assessment which is due to take place in two weeks. Kate, the Director of the centre, is aware that the team is feeling nervous and stressed. Kate however needs the team to feel confident and calm.
Over the weekend Kate works on a plan to coordinate the site visit by the assessor. Kate knows that over the last three months the team (manager, management and educators) have met regularly in various small groups to collaborate and plan for the assessment. The QIP is now complete and all evidence has been documented. Kate must now focus on assisting the team to understand their role in the assessment and ratings process.
a) List the strategies that Kate could now put in place to coordinate the service for the assessment site visit and reassure the team (management and educators) that they are ready.

[Lorina]

List 2 ways the Director can inform the educators and parents of this visit?

The director can use email, put it in the newsletter, display a notice on the parent notice board and in the staff room...

List the strategies that Kate could now put in place to coordinate the service for the assessment site visit and reassure the team (management and educators) that they are ready.

Get staff to read the QIP she had completed
Discuss the evidence she has provided and what the centre is positively doing towards the QIP
Reassure the staff, answer any questions or concerns they may have...

Hope this helps,

,
Lorina

[NANDU]

Thank you very much for your assistance.
Could you please tell me if I could find answers for the following. I see you've got a lot of good resources.

1. To prepare the team for the visit the Director is going to review the service practices in each Quality Area with the educators using the ‘Guide to the National Quality Standard’.
Explain how this strategy will assist in preparing educators for the assessment visit.

2. The Director has also decided to use the Getting to Know the NQS video series from the National Quality Standard Professional Learning Program.
Explain how this strategy will assist in preparing educators for the assessment visit.

Thank you once again.

[Lorina]

Guide To The NQS
Getting To Know NQS

,
Lorina

[chaldeangurl12]

Please help me with the question

[Lorina]

Please help me with the question

What question exactly?

,
Lorina