Methods of Communication

Communication is a vital part of ensuring that the care and education of your child and family are being met. We aim to communicate with families in an open and responsive manner as a partnership.

Profile Books

Children are encouraged to share in the celebration of their special portfolio, they will have access to their own books and teachers will often spend time viewing them which encourages a sense of who they are, a sense of self and pride in their accomplishments.
We encourage families to cover their children’s profile book with photo or pictures. This gives children a sense of ownership and pride in this book which is all about them! It also helps them identify their book.
We invite parents to celebrate their child’s achievements and progress by taking an interest by providing written feedback in your child’s special portfolio, so we include “Parent Voice” or “A Story from Home” forms for you to write. Each learning story found in your child’s book will have a comment section at the bottom so you can share your perspective. Sometimes learning stories link to things that have happened at home and it is always exciting for us to see where they’ve come from and enables us to extent on these happenings.
Also included in your child’s profile book will be observations of your child, photo’s, special achievements, curriculum experiences, art work, parent interview information and more! Remember this profile books becomes a very special part of your child journey of early childhood experiences which is extremely valuable to your child.

Notice Board

Parent’s notice board is prominently displayed in the entrance of the centre. Displayed is general information for parents, information about the centre, the staff, policies, topics of interest, Early Childhood Regulations and any Education Review Office Reports will be available to parents on the notice board.

Daily News

A diary is written each day to inform parents about the events of the day. This is located on the reception benchtop next to register sheets.

Slide Show Systems

A slide show system is available daily, which will be playing on the wall in the entrance area. Please watch to see the daily happenings of the centre, the activities and events your child has participated in, the celebrations that have occurred, the rich learning that has taken place and much more. It’s a great way to be reassured that your child has been happy and achieving some great skills while being involved in the centre’s daily activities.

Parent Communication Book

This book is designed especially for parents and other family members to write comments about the centre, the service, the learning programmes, the centre’s environment, the things you like and the things you would like changed or maybe improved. This will be used for a variety of review practices such as centre evaluation. This will be made available on the receptions benchtop next to register sheets. We would greatly appreciate your thoughts and feedback in making comments.

Website

The website is designed for a number of interactive purposes, firstly to provide prospective families an introduction to the type of facility and service that we are and offer and secondly it’s a place you can go regularly for updates on almost anything about the centre, for example viewing the current newsletter, events that are coming up, photos of your child, presentations of your child’s achievements, parent workshops, and downloading appropriate forms as required and much more.

Newsletters

A newsletter will be made available to every family on a quarterly basis informing you of the learning programmes, upcoming educational workshops, social events, new resources purchased for the centre, staff development and other important information to ensure that you are kept well informed. These will be able to be downloaded if you have access to the internet and others copies will be available on the reception bench.

Celebration Evenings

Celebration evenings will be held during terms one, two and three. Each term parents are invited to celebrate in the children’s learning, such as an art exhibition, music festival, science fair or a performance play. The idea of these celebration evenings is for your child to show off their achievements in some form of another, by creating a positive family experience.

Parent Education Evenings

Parent Education evening will be held in terms two and three. These will be held via an educational topic of interest. An evening for parent’s provided by the centre to aid in parents supporting their children’s learning and development.

Parent Interviews

Formal parent interviews for all children aged between 3-5 years will be held during term 3. Parents are invited to attend this interview with your child’s primary care giving teacher to discuss their child’s development and progress.

Monthly Comments

These will be provided for all individual children and will be collated from February up until November each year. The monthly comments will record and share your child’s progress, interests, abilities and areas of development.

Parent Library

The parent library is a good way to access relevant information that is related to the centre maybe in the way of policy and early childhood legislation; it also may contain articles of interest, specialist topic books, books that you may be able to borrow. The parent library can be accessed at reception.

Complaints and Suggestions

Should you have a concern regarding any aspect of your child’s care and education please talk directly with the teacher concerned, or feel free to contact the Director. Please place any suggestions or ideas for discussion to better our service to you in the suggestion box, located at reception.