Educational approaches
Parent-Child Mother Goose Australia; Parent-Child Mother Goose Program (P-CMGP) Enhancing Language and Literacy in the Early Years (ELLEY). P-CMGP ELLEY
| We have now completed the Facilitator training, with a total of 25 permanent educators completing the course. We celebrated with Parent-Child Mother Goose Australia sessions on Saturday 10th September. For more information about the please see www.parentchildmothergooseaustralia.org.au |
Key educator approach
As educators we implement this approach across the Green and Purple Rooms as we recognise that young children need to develop a strong and reciprocal relationship with at least one other person. This helps foster a secure attachment which supports a child to feel safe, secure and confident in a group care environment.
*The Key Educator Approach was developed by Emmi Pikler
Circle of Security
This is a relationship-based approach, all educators have training to ensure we understand and act sensitively and responsively to children. Children learn that we are a ‘secure base’ from which to explore and a ‘safe haven’ to whom they can return.
*The Circle of Security model was developed by K. Hoffman, B. Powell & G. Cooper
Hanen Program
We have made a significant commitment to training, for over a year, to learn aspects of this Canadian approach to support children learning about social interactions, language and literacy. Our focus has been on the Learning Language and Loving It program.
Pedagogy and documentation
We are currently reviewing our pedogogy and documentation to ensure that we are following our values of collaboration with children and families and being reflective in our practise. Our review is being guided by KG Learning (www.kglearning.com.au), who are visiting us monthly while we undergo their year long immersive training program.
To do this we are re-visiting Professor Margaret Carr and Wendy Lee’s philosophical approach to documenting – Learning Stories and learning notes.
Bush Kinder
We run Bush Kinder for our 4-year-old Kinder programs once a week for Terms 2, 3 and 4, and we love it! Parks Victoria state that “Contact with nature is critical for our physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being. It has positive effects on our ability to concentrate, to learn, to solve problems, to relax and to be creative.”
Our team
We are proud of our highly trained professionals working at BBCC.
Green Room – Infants
Room Leader – Noela
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Room Leader – Nazmoon
Diploma of Children’s Services
Educator – Rojyn
Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood)
Educator – Lucy
Certificate III in Children’s Services
Purple room – Toddler
Room Leader – Janine
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Room Leader – Jeainny
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Thu
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education
Educator – Leer
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Jamie
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Blue Room &
3-year-old Kinder
Teacher & Room Leader – Helen
Bachelor of Teaching
(Birth to 5 years)
Teacher & Room Leader – Tori
Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Archana
Diploma of Children’s Services
Educator – Maria
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Reiko
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Joulet
Diploma of Children’s Services
Educator – Gulcan
Diploma of Children’s Services
Inclusion Support Educator – Tammy
Diploma of Children’s Services
Orange Room 3 & 4-year-old Kinder (integrated)
Teacher & Room Leader – Daniela
Master of Early Childhood Education
Teacher & Room Leader – Allie
Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood)
Educator – Rita
Diploma of Children’s Services
Educator – Katie
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Vacant
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Red 4-year-old Sessional Kinder – Option for school holiday care at LDC rates
Teacher & Room Leader – Lauren
Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood)
Educator – Chiara
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Rebecca
Certificate lll in Early Childhood Education
Inclusion Support Educator – Shoma
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Yellow 4-year-old Sessional Kinder – Option for school holiday care at LDC rates
Teacher & Room Leader – Cecile
Master of Teaching Early Childhood
Educator – Sophia
Diploma of Children’s Services
Educator – Mazina
Diploma of Children’s Services
Planning and Rostered Day Off cover
Educator – Yuki
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Mel
Diploma of Children’s Services
Educator – Shabnam
Certificate lll in Children’s Services
Educator – Vasiliki
Diploma of Children’s Services
Educator – Meg
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Educator – Sandeep
Diploma of Early Childhood Education
Kitchen
Cook – Mindy
Certificate in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery)
Administrator – Amber
Diploma in Art and Design and Certificate in Early Childhood
Systems and process administrator – Zahra
Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Director – Colleen
Advanced Diploma of Children’s Services, Diploma of Children’s Services
2IC – Holly
Diploma of Children’s Services
Educational Co-ordinator – Hayley
Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood)
National Quality Framework
The National Quality Framework (NQF) is an Australian Govt. program which assesses and rates early childhood services against the National Quality Standards (NQS). This ensures some consistency across the vast array of early childhood centres. The Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority undertake the assessment and rating process and is currently under review.
The National Belonging, Being & Becoming framework and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework are foundational to our practice.
In 2018 BBCC received the following ratings in the 6 NQS:
- Education and Program Practice – Exceeding NQS
- Children’s Health and Safety – Meeting NQS
- Physical Environment – Meeting NQS
- Staffing Arrangements – Meeting NQS
- Relationships with children – Exceeding NQS
- Collaborative Partnerships with families and communities – Exceeding NQS
- Governance & Leadership – Meeting NQS