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OSHCQA - 8 Quality Areas and 30 Principles
Page Contents:
- Respect for Children
- Staff Interactions and Relationships with Children
- Partnerships with Families and Community Links
- Programming and Evaluation
- Play and Development
- Health, Nutrition and
Wellbeing
- Protective Care and Safety
- Managing to Support Quality
Quality Area
1 - Respect for Children
- Principle 1.1: Staff foster self esteem and confidence in children
- Principle 1.2: Staff respect the diversity of children’s
backgrounds and abilities and accommodate the individual
needs of each child
- Principle 1.3: Children are treated equitably
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Quality Area 2 - Staff Interactions and
Relationships with Children
- Principle 2.1: Staff communicate effectively with each other
and display professionalism, teamwork and mutual
respect
- Principle 2.2: Staff create a responsive and inclusive atmosphere
and relate to children in a warm and friendly manner
- Principle 2.3: Staff guide children’s behaviour in a
positive way
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Quality Area 3 - Partnerships with Families
and Community Links
- Principle 3.1: The service is responsive to the interests of
families and encourages participation in the operation
of the service
- Principle 3.2: The service actively seeks to build links with
the community
- Principle 3.3: The service is responsive to diverse community
needs
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Quality Area 4 - Programming and Evaluation
- Principle 4.1: Programs reflect a clear statement of service
philosophy and a related set of service goals
- Principle 4.2: Programming caters for the needs interests and
abilities of all children
- Principle 4.3: Staff work collaboratively with children to
plan and implement experiences
- Principle 4.4: Programs are evaluated regularly
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Quality Area 5 - Play and Development
- Principle 5.1: Programs encourage children to initiate and
participate in play and recreational experiences
- Principle 5.2: Programs support physical development
- Principle 5.3: Programs support the development of life skills
- Principle 5.4: Programs support creative and aesthetic development
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Quality Area 6 - Health, Nutrition and
Wellbeing
- Principle 6.1: Balanced and healthy eating is promoted by the
service
- Principle 6.2: Staff implement effective and current food handling
and hygiene practices
- Principle 6.3: The service acts to control the spread of infectious diseases
- Principle 6.4: The service plans to meet the individual health
requirements of children
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Quality Area 7 - Protective Care and Safety
- Principle 7.1: The service has effective policies and procedures
on protective care
- Principle 7.2: The service promotes a safe environment for
the children and staff
- Principle 7.3: The service promotes occupational health and
safety
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Quality Area 8 - Managing to Support Quality
- Principle 8.1: Management ensures the service operates within
relevant legislation
- Principle 8.2: Management and staff support each other and
communicate effectively
- Principle 8.3: Management has effective strategies for communicating
with families
- Principle 8.4: Management has effective recruitment, orientation
and induction processes for staff
- Principle 8.5: Management provides and facilitates professional
development opportunities for staff
- Principle 8.6: Management ensures that grievance and complaints
procedures are adhered to
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