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Quality Area 7 – Governance and leadership
Introduction
The aim of Quality Area 7 under the National Quality Standard is to support effective leadership and management of the service that contributes to quality environments for children’s learning and development. Well-documented policies and procedures, well-maintained records, shared values, clear direction and reflective practices enable the service to function as a learning community.
An ongoing cycle of planning and review, including engagement with families, creates a setting for continuous improvement.
Governance and Leadership |
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| Standard 7.1 | Governance | Governance supports the operation of a quality service. |
| Element 7.1.1 | Service philosophy and purpose | A statement of philosophy guides all aspects of the service’s operations. |
| Element 7.1.2 | Management Systems | Systems are in place to manage risk and enable the effective management and operation of a quality service. |
| Element 7.1.3 | Roles and responsibilities | Roles and responsibilities are clearly defined, and understood, and support effective decision making and operation of the service. |
| Standard 7.2 | Leadership | Effective leadership builds and promotes a positive organisational culture and professional learning community. |
| Element 7.2.1 | Continuous improvement | There is an effective self-assessment and quality improvement process in place. |
| Element 7.2.2 | Educational leadership | The educational leader is supported and leads the development and implementation of the educational program and assessment and planning cycle. |
| Element 7.2.3 | Development of professionals | Educators, co-ordinators and staff members’ performance is regularly evaluated and individual plans are in place to support learning and development. |
- Employee management and development kit – Early Learning Association Australia
- Information sheet: Practical ideas to support continuous quality improvement – ACECQA
- Leading learning circles for educators engaged in study – Jennifer Cartmel et al.
- NQS PLP e-Newsletter: Getting ready for the NQS – Commonwealth of Australia
- NQS PLP e-Newsletter: Revising the service philosophy – Commonwealth of Australia
- Self-assessment Tool – ACECQA
Governance
- Disability Standards for Education for early childhood (prior to school) course – NCCD
- How to develop and update policies successfully (without the stress) – Child Australia
- How to generate family involvement in service management – Community Child Care
- Information sheet: Quality Area 7 – Reviewing your service philosophy – ACECQA
- Information sheet: Quality Area 7 – Using complaints to support continuous improvement – ACECQA
- Policy tip sheet: Ensuring policies are consistently implemented – PSC Alliance
- Professional learning seminars – VCAA
- We Hear You blog: Professional development planning – ACECQA
- Who knows what about me? – Children’s Commissioner for England
Leadership
- Assessing the quality of early childhood education and care – The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
- Being and becoming early childhood leaders – Journal of Early Childhood Education Research
- Being and becoming leaders (pp.37–39) – Rattler, CELA
- Enablers for effective professional conversations – AITSL
- Information sheet: Quality Area 7 – Educational leadership and team building – ACECQA
- Information sheet: Quality Area 7 – The role of the educational leader – ACECQA
- Inspiring leadership in early childhood – Early Childhood Australia
- Integrated early years provision in Australia – PSC Alliance / Charles Sturt University
- Leading excellent pedagogy and practice in children’s services – Health and Community Services Workforce Council
- Leadership in education and care – Laurie Kelly
- New role, new conversations: A school leader’s guide – AITSL
- Stories of assessment – PSC Alliance
- The dark side of leadership: Troubling times at the top – Semann & Slattery
- The role of the educational leader in Australia (pp.5–9) – InSights, Communities @ Work
- Transformational leadership – Gowrie Professional Support Coordinator
- We Hear You blog: The role of educational leader blog series – ACECQA
- What does it mean to be the Educational Leader in your service? – ELAA