The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education
Ensuring inclusive decision-making requires consultation that promotes participation and seeks out, listens to and acts upon the views and opinions of children, parents and staff, and other stakeholders, as appropriate.
Component 4.1 - The setting actively invites contributions to decision-making processes and strategies for the development and delivery of the service from a wide range of interested stakeholders.
Signposts for Reflection
4.1.1How do you encourage consultation with other adults, parents, children and other appropriate stakeholders?
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What plan has been developed to ensure that the sharing of views and opinions is actively encouraged and appropriately recorded? See 10.2
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What strategies do adults employ to encourage and develop children's capacity to contribute their views and opinions on issues relating to their daily experiences? See 5.4
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What opportunities are available to children to make plans and indicate these plans to you? See 7.3
How does your school show respect for parents' goals and preferences for their child? See 3.3
How is the input of children, parents, families and other relevant stakeholders recorded so as to inform decision-making processes?
How do you give feedback to the participants that are consulted?
Component 4.2 - The setting acts upon contributions to decisionmaking processes and strategies for the development and delivery of the service from a wide range of interested stakeholders, as appropriate.
Signposts for Reflection
4.2.1How are the views and opinions gathered through consultation with stakeholders used to regularly review and revise all aspects of your practice?
How do you keep records of your policies and procedures?
How do you make sure that your policies and procedures are put into practice and are revised and updated on a regular basis? See 8.1
How do you share your policies and procedures with parents and other relevant stakeholders and, where appropriate, the children in the setting?
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