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Quality Area 4 – Staffing arrangements
Introduction
The aim of Quality Area 4 under the National Quality Standard is to ensure the provision of qualified and experienced educators, coordinators and nominated supervisors who are able to develop warm, respectful relationships with children, create safe and predictable environments and encourage children’s active engagement in the learning program.
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Standard 4.1 | Staffing arrangements | Staffing arrangements enhance children's learning and development. |
Element 4.1.1 | Organisation of educators | The organisation of educators across the service supports children's learning and development. |
Element 4.1.2 | Continuity of staff | Every effort is made for children to experience continuity of educators at the service. |
Standard 4.2 | Professionalism | Management, educators and staff are collaborative, respectful and ethical. |
Element 4.2.1 | Professional collaboration | Management, educators and staff work with mutual respect and collaboratively, and challenge and learn from each other, recognising each other’s strengths and skills. |
Element 4.2.2 | Professional standards | Professional standards guide practice, interactions and relationships. |
Staffing arrangements
- ECRH newsletter: Attracting and retaining staff – Commonwealth of Australia
- ECRH newsletter: Building Resilience. For Educators! – Commonwealth of Australia
- Educator wellbeing posters – ACECQA
- Great Spaces/Safe Spaces – NSW FDCA / Early Childhood Education Directorate, NSW Department of Education
- Positive early childhood education – National Wellbeing Service
- Preparing NQF policies and procedures – ACECQA
- Qualifications lead to quality – Community Early Learning Australia
- Understanding and supporting educator wellbeing – Early Childhood Australia
- ‘You have to look after yourself’: ECEC educators and resilience – Early Childhood Australia
Professionalism
- A fine balance: Understanding the roles educators and children play as intentional teachers and intentional learners within the EYLF – Nicole Leggett and Margot Ford
- Child care staff: Learning and growing through professional development – PSC Alliance
- Conducting staff meetings: Agendas and outcomes – Community Child Care
- Creating positive workplace relations: Self-guided learning package – Community Child Care Victoria
- Early Childhood Education Toolkit – Evidence for Learning
- ECA Code of Ethics – Early Childhood Australia
- ECRH Newsletter: Managing Change – Commonwealth of Australia
- EYLF PLP e-Newsletter: Voices from the field – Commonwealth of Australia
- Footprints in time: The longitudinal study of Indigenous children – Australian Institute of Family Studies
- Information sheet: Quality Area 4 – Belonging, being and becoming for educators – ACECQA
- Leading learning circles for educators engaged in study – Australian Government Department of Education
- EYLF practice based resources: Team meeting package – Commonwealth of Australia
- Mentoring matters – Early Childhood Development Agency, Singapore
- My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia – Team meeting package – Children’s Services Central / PSC Alliance
- Staff handbook – Community Child Care
- The Early Years Learning Framework: Team meeting package – Child Australia
- Working with people who challenge us: Self-guided learning package – Community Child Care Victoria