Torquay Child Care Centre - Kids Club Philosophy
The staff at Kids Club Torquay are committed to ensuring that your children are cared for in a secure, comfortable, caring and safe environment. Our Early Years Learning Framework (formally known as programs) will be based on the individual needs and interests of your child. Family Input-What did you do on the weekend? Sheets are how we start to extend and enrich children’s learning from birth to five years and through the transition to school. We believe that every family member, child, visitor and employee is an individual, bringing a variety of skills, knowledge and understanding related to that person’s unique experience of life. Kids Club will value that uniqueness and nurture future growth through accepting the individual, recognizing interest areas, developing respectful interactions, supporting ongoing learning, offering inclusive programmes and promoting teamwork.Our Policy is one of non-discrimination; all children have access to our centre regardless of sex, religion, disability, medical conditions or socio-economic status. |
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Particular focus is placed on promoting independence, creativity, imagination, self esteem and the development of healthy relationships. This will be achieved through regular documented observations on your child (in the form of written anecdotal records, photographs, transcribed conversations and work portfolio’s). Staff will guide children’s behaviour in a respectful manner that encourages the children to make appropriate choices. Children will not be subjected to any form of physical or emotional abuse. (Please see our comprehensive behaviour guidance policy). All program plans have structured play experiences and child initiated experiences which encourage independent choices.
The service will provide nutritionally balanced meals and older children will be encouraged to assist with the table setting preparation and serving of their own meals. We will endeavor to make meal times as enjoyable and relaxed as possible. At Kids Club Torquay it is not possible to achieve a completely allergen-free environment but we have a range of procedures and risk minimization strategies will be adopted to reduce the risk of a child having an anaphylactic reaction.
We encourage parents to become actively involved in the program and are happy to discuss any concerns or requests that you may have. Please let staff members know if you have any suggestions to improve the programs being offered. All suggestions will be considered. We encourage all children to participate in learning experiences whilst playing. A range of activities are offered in our programs indoor and outdoors, to promote developmental areas, fine motor, gross motor, social and emotional, language, physical, cognitive, creative, solitary, parallel and group play. Program plans are flexible and allow for spontaneous activities, all spontaneous experiences are written on the plan in the spontaneous section. All children are encouraged to interact at all experiences to develop their competency and self esteem helping each child to become a successful learner. All staff respect and value each individual child to make them feel safe and encourage self-esteem.
Parent Testimonial:
“Kids Club Torquay is a fantastic centre with all staff so professional. The facilities are fantastic. The Centre has a "home away from home" feel and it did not take long for my child to settle in. Thank you to the staff and their dedication. The Director is fantastic and I would recommend Kids Club Torquay to every one.
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Our Values and Goals
- Each child is valued and respected as an individual
- To extend and develop each child's skills, knowledge and interests through successful experiences which encourage the development of a healthy self-concept and positive self-esteem
- To encourage social development so each child learns to interact successfully in a variety of situations
- To be sensitive and respectful of varied cultural and religious practices
- To provide an environment that encourages children to develop their capabilities and interests at their own pace and according to their individual needs
- To provide a warm, nurturing and safe environment that encourages the development of the whole child
- To be a support to all families in all aspects of each child's development
- To provide qualified, experienced and caring staff to meet the needs of all children in our care
- Equality of access