Valuing children
We value children by:
- keeping the well-being, early development and learning of children as the focus in everything we do;
- respecting children as individuals and naturally inquisitive learners;
- building sensitive, constructive relationships that develop confident and capable learners;
- using current research to inform our teaching and learning;
- supporting staff with their continuous development of knowledge and capacity as mentors, teahcers and trusted colleagues of children and parents;
- using the Early Years Learning Framework to guide our planning and relationships with children;
- creating environments that foster creativity, innovation, discovery, inquiry, questioning and problem solving.
The Early Years Learning Framework says:
- early learning is particularly significant as it lays the foundation for ALL learning;
- children, no matter how young, are respected contributing members of the community;
- a child's experiences are both life and preparation for life;
- children, even very young children, are often more competent, more intelligent, more capable than they are perceived or understood to be.
