Preschool under national quality review

Woy Woy Public School's Preschool is currently undergoing a review under the National Quality Framework's Assessment and Rating Process.

All childcare services, including long day-care, family day-care and preschools are now subject to a national standardised review under the Process.

After their inspections, each service receives a rating for each quality area and an overall rating.

One of the first steps undertaken by Woy Woy Public School's Preschool was a self-assessment phase conducted by staff.

The self-assessment was driven by staff's personal reflection of the strengths and weaknesses of all of the quality areas and from that they developed a Quality Improvement Plan.

The school was required to submit the Quality Improvement Plan to the Regulatory Authority at the end of last term and have since been advised that the review visit will occur in week seven of this term.

Preschool staff have been working to ensure all necessary documentation is readily available for the assessors.

While the assessors are at the school, they will observe staff interacting with the children and will also ask to see the policies and programs that are in place for the education of the children.

They may also wish to speak to the children and some families.

This is the first time Woy Woy Public School Preschool staff have been involved in this process.

Newsletter, 21 May 2013

Kevin Lane (relieving principal), Woy Woy Public School