It's Official.......

The decision of what to write about in this blog was made very easy this afternoon when we received our Final Notice of Rating from our recent assessment and rating visit. It's official! Beacon Hill Community Kindergarten exceeds the National Quality Standard in all 7 quality areas. Wow, what a result and a testimony to the hard work and dedicaiton of our wonderful staff team and our community.

I will confess that I actually burst into tears when I initially read the report - not because I was sad but because I was so happy that everyone received the recognition that they so deserve. As a staff team we feel validated, empowered and even more committed to maintaining and retaining the benchmark that we have set. The NQS requires us to engage in a cycle of continuous improvement which comes naturally as we engage in further study and continuously question and discuss what we are doing and why we are doing it.

The contribution of our community should also not be ignored. What a wonderful supportive, committed bunch you are. We love the way you engage with us and contribute to the best possible outcomes not only for your children but for the centre as a whole.

And of course the children. We feel honoured and privileged to be part of their early education and hold the relationships that we build with them in order to facilitate the learning opportunities they engage with as core to what we do.

Yours in Education

Hubby

20 August, 2014