Scenario:

Happy Children's Early Learning Centre believes that all children's learning should be enjoyable. Our centre is a special place where children and their families are supported by educators who are passionate about key relationships and creating high-quality learning experiences that help children develop social competency and the dispositions, they need to build a strong learning foundation for the future.

Happy Children's Early Learning Centre accommodates 120 children per day.

Happy Children's Early learning Centre provides your child everything they need to play, learn, and thrive throughout their day, including:

Nappies

Sunscreen for outdoor play activities

Toys and educational resources and

Healthy meals and snacks prepared on-site daily by our qualified cook who uses tasty, fresh, and nutritious ingredients

All staff at Happy Children Early Learning Centre need to follow the below provided policy and procedure: (attached in appendix at the end of activities)

Privacy and Confidentiality Policy and Procedure

Staffing Policy

Supervision Policy

Child Protection Policy

National Quality Standard (NQS)

Mandatory reporting

Orientation and induction

Drop Off and Pick Up Policy

Medical Conditions Management Policy

You are working as the lead educator in the Happy Children's Early Learning Centre, and are responsible for the continuous improvement of the work practices of your service.

You are required to go through the scenario, conduct research over the internet, and complete the below mentioned activities as per the task instructions.

Activity 1: Identify key improvements

Your task.	In this activity, you will act as the lead educator. You are responsible for contributing to the continuous improvement of the work practices of your Centre. Your manager has requested you to review the current policy and procedures and identify the current procedure used by the organisation to induct and orient a new staff and determine their currency and relevance as per the current legislation and standards. You are required to identify any shortcomings in the current procedure and develop recommendations for improvement in the current work practices. You are required to include the following in your template: Identify the currency and validity of the current policy and procedure Identify the impact of the policy trends on the policy development Identify at least two shortcomings in the current policy and procedure and develop possible solutions for discussion. Conduct research and identify new policy initiatives for the continuous improvement of the organisation policy and procedure Identify the stakeholders that you would consult while developing the policy and procedure Identify the methods to disseminate the policy to the stakeholders You will need to make reference to the following to justify your suggestions: oEarly Childhood Australia Code of Ethics oUnited Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child oThe National Quality Framework oThe National Quality Standards, and any legislative requirements You can refer to the following links to obtain further information: (What is the NQF? | ACECQA) (ECA Code of Ethics - Early Childhood Australia) (The Convention on the Rights of the Child: The children's version | UNICEF (National Quality Standard | ACECQA) (Legislation, ratings and standards information on the National Quality Framework (NQF) - Department of Education, Skills and Employment, Australian Government (dese.gov.au)
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Template 1: New policy initiatives

Identify the currency and validity of the current policy and procedure

Identify the impact of the current policy trends on the policy development

Identify at least two shortcomings in the current policy and procedures

Recommendation for improvements

Identify the stakeholders that you would consult while developing the policy and procedure

Identify the methods to disseminate the policy to the stakeholders

Activity 2: Discussion with stakeholders

Your task.

In this activity, you will act as the lead educator. You are required to send an email to your supervisor and your two colleagues outlining the identified policy issues in activity 1 and their possible solutions recommended by you. You are required to attach the template 1 developed in activity 1 and obtain feedback from the stakeholders. Your email should be written in a professional manner. One of your classmates will act as the supervisor and another two classmates will act as your colleagues to whom you are required to send an email. They will receive the email and send you confirmation.

Email template 2

From:

To:

Date

Subject:

Attachments:

Message

Email template

From: Supervisor and two colleagues

To: Lead educator

Date: xx/xx20xx

Subject: Feedback on current policy and procedure

Attachments: New policy initiatives

Message

Dear Sir/Madam,

I hope you are well.

I'm writing this email to provide you with feedback on the identified issues as stated in your email. We as stakeholders agree with your identified issues. Please develop a draft policy for further discussion. Please call or Em@il me if you have any questions or concerns.

Regards,

Student name