PARENT TEACHER EVENING 20/2/12
WELCOME TO OUR PARENT EVENING!
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Objectives:
Inform parents about our programming and
educational tools
 Familiarize with other families
 Split into appropriate rooms to discuss any
further points about individual children
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KIDZVILLE PROGRAM
EARLY YEARS LEARNING FRAMEWORK
EYLF – Belonging, Being & Becoming
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Early Years Learning Framework is part of the Council of Australian Government’s (COAG) reform agenda for
early childhood education and care and is a key component of the Australian Government’s National Quality
Framework for early childhood education and care.
The Early Years Learning Framework has been developed collaboratively by the Australian and State and
Territory Governments with substantial input from the early childhood sector and early childhood academics
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was developed in order to provide a nationally consistent and high quality program for children within group or
individual settings.
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strong emphasis on play-based learning.
•Recognises
the importance of communication and language (including early literacy and numeracy) and social
and emotional development.
•Highlights
are met.
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the importance of family input to the program to ensure that individual children’s interests and needs
up of the principles, practice and outcomes essential to support and enhance young children’s learning
from birth to five years of age, as well as their transition to school.
PRINCIPLES…
The key components include:
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Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships
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Partnerships – Between families, centre staff, & the community
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High expectations and equity
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Respect for diversity – in relation to gender, race, religion, beliefs or
sexuality
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Ongoing learning and reflective practice – for children, families and
teachers
PRACTICES…
There are many teaching practices that our
educators use to support children’s learning
and development:
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adopting holistic approaches
being responsive to children
planning and implementing learning through play
intentional teaching
creating physical and social learning environments
that have a positive impact on children’s learning
valuing the cultural and social contexts of children
and their families
providing for continuity in experiences and enabling
children to have successful transition
assessing and monitoring children’s learning to
inform provision and to support children in
achieving learning outcomes.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The EYLF Framework outlines 5 learning outcomes for supporting
children’s developing holistic skills:
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Outcome 1: Children have a strong
sense of identity
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Outcome 2: Children are connected
with and contribute to their world
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Outcome 3: Children have a strong
sense of wellbeing
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Outcome 4: Children are confident
and involved learners
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Outcome 5: Children are effective
communicators
ALL CONCEPTS OF EYLF INTERLINK
HOW IS PLAY LEARNING?
Play is a context for learning that:
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allows for the expression of personality and uniqueness
enhances dispositions such as curiosity and creativity
enables children to make connections between prior experiences and new
learning
assists children to develop relationships and concepts
stimulates a sense of wellbeing.
HOW DO WE PROGRAM?
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We have a range of tools that we use to document
assess, plan and evaluate children’s learning and
development. Each room has their own program!
Monthly Program
Daily Parent
Communication Diary
Interest Wall
Family input
Observations
Learning Stories
WHAT IS THE INTEREST WALL?
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Our centre philosophy is based on free play
learning activities that link to children’s
individual interests.
The interest wall contains observations
about children’s individual and group
interests, the activities we have planned to
extend these interests, and the
conversations/scenarios that arise from
creating interest based areas.
You may also find information about specific
interests posted on the walls of your child’s
class room near the interest areas.
Please note that we are no longer working on
a day book documentation system and our
observations are all focused in interest
groups.
WHAT IS FAMILY INPUT?
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Our program relies heavily on input from
families to keep the activities fresh and
exciting.
Although we observe many developing
interests constantly, we do not get to see
the experiences you have at home and
we believe these moments are precious
and should be celebrated!
Shoushan has emailed forms out to
families so that all can easily access and
bring in new information for us all of the
time.
These forms can be filled out by siblings,
aunts/uncles, grandparents...anyone who
has shared time with your child involved
in something wonderful.
WHAT IS A LEARNING STORY?
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Learning stories may be found posted on the
walls in interest areas of your child’s room.
These stories tell the background of
experiences we explore, the learning that
takes place, and the interactions we have
with our peers, community or environment.
WHAT IS A PROGRAM?
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This has the entire groups interests, extensions and
planned activities documented. The program rolls over
a monthly cycle. The program revolves largely around
what information you provide to the teachers about
your child’s experiences at home. Teachers then add
extensions for learning opportunities that link to these
home experiences.
WHAT IS AN OBSERVATION?
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An observation is essentially
an individual documentation
(sometimes accompanied by
photograph) of a specific
action or scenario of a
specific child or children that
has taken place.
Teachers collect a series of
observations of your child
throughout the year to
organise what activities they
will provide for your child to
explore.
WHAT OTHER INFORMATION IS THERE?
Parent Information
Space
Here you will find your child’s portfolio which contains individual
information about your child’s learning at the centre. On the shelf
you will also find teacher reflections, and past program information.
You can access articles about children’s learning and development,
and you can also retrieve forms for medication. Please ask if you
need any assistance.
Portfolios are in the midst of being built electronically and so please
bear with us while we are getting this function up and running. In the
long term it will mean that you can access your child’s portfolio
online any day, any time!
ANY QUESTIONS???
REMINDERS:
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Please ensure you are changing your child’s nappy or
taking them to the toilet on arrival every day as this
helps with the settling process and allows carers to
be readily available to settle children.
Please label all clothing as items can easily be mixed
up
Signing in and out is extremely important, please do
so every day
Please remember to bring a top and bottom bed
sheet for your child’s week at the centre
Please provide at least 2 changes of clothes on each
day of attendance
FINAL POINTS
We use EYLF as our base for guiding
children’s learning
 We use a variety of observation tools to
discover children’s interests
 We have many means for documenting
holistic learning experiences
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