Here at Howrah Sunrise Early Learning Centre, our philosophy guides our practice and its implementation. It is underpinned by our vision, mission, and values.
We value children as active learners with the right to be heard, as they are our community of the future. We are informed by children’s voices, interests, and needs when creating our educational programs and learning environments and guided by the Early Years Learning Framework.
Relationships are the foundation of our practice, and we value and respect the uniqueness and diversity of each child, family, and educator. We believe strong partnerships can create positive outcomes, and continuity across the service is paramount to the success of these relationships.
To ensure enriching experiences for children, a collaborative and holistic approach is vital, along with constant reflection for improvement in all that we do. Consistent growth and development are an integral part of providing a service that is responsive to children, families, educators, and the community.
We value the richness that comes from sharing personal experiences, talents, strengths, and culture. We believe that all children, families, and educators have the right to be included and supported, and as such, we are an all-inclusive centre.
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Our Goals
All Children
We aim to encourage all children to participate in play activities that cater for all areas of development and promote skills in the areas of:
- A strong sense of identity
- Being connected with and contributing to their world
- Having a strong sense of wellbeing
- Being confident and involved learners
- Being effective communicators
We aim to encourage all children to participate in play activities that cater for all areas of development and promote skills in the areas of:
- A strong sense of identity
- Being connected with and contributing to their world
- Having a strong sense of wellbeing
- Being confident and involved learners
- Being effective communicators
All Families
We aim to encourage families to participate in our programs and share their knowledge and experience. We encourage and support relationships between educators and families to build mutual understandings and provide consistency in children’s care.
We have a responsibility to honor our commitment to our children and parents achieving their hopes and dreams from the positive outcomes of Belonging, Being and Becoming. We will rely on our younger generation of children guiding us as they grow older and take responsibility for future outcomes. These outcomes give our Educators an incredible sense of joy and achievements.
All Educators
We aim to provide a developmentally appropriate fun and education program for all children that promotes a sense of Belonging, Being and Becoming that contributes to achieving the learning outcomes as outlined in the Early Years Learning Framework.
These outcomes give our Educators an incredible sense of joy and achievement from being involved in children’s development and learning.
Daily Operations
We will continue to comply with the Education and Care Unit guidelines, National Quality Framework and apply the National Quality Standards and those incorporated in the Early Years Learning Framework My Time Our Place Framework.
We apply a duty of care and safety in our programs for all activities.
Community
We aim to develop and implement programs to meet the changing educational needs of all children in the community and their respective cultures, values and beliefs.
Positively promote the service that our centre provides to the families in the community and offer many opportunities for input and participation from family and community members.
Children and Parents
We have a responsibility to honour our commitment to both our children and their parents in achieving their hopes and dreams from the positive outcomes of Belonging, Being and Becoming.
It will be our younger generation of children that will guide us as they grow older and they take responsibility for their future outcomes.
Industry
We aim for Tasmanian Childcare Centres to have professional teams of Early Childhood Educators who provide quality care and will continually and consistently consult/work with other educational agencies to achieve the most effective outcomes for children’s learning.