Congratulations to our Niño Early Learning Adventures (ELA) Point Cook service for their Exceeding National Quality Standard rating under the National Quality Framework.

“Being rated Exceeding on a national level in Australian Children’s Education and Care is a wonderful achievement and a true testament to the dedication and passion of our Niño ELA Point Cook service which is driven by the Niño ELA philosophy of having a strong focus on supporting children to flourish in their environments”, Company Manager, Melinda Ackerman said.

High quality practice was demonstrated consistently and interwoven through aspects of Niño ELA Point Cook’s program and aligned with the service philosophy and the principles and practices of our approved learning frameworks.

“Niño ELA Point Cook’s philosophy was developed to align with our overarching philosophy “to encourage the children in our communities to be brave, creative, resilient and kind” and was the foundation of the development of each program’s individual room philosophy, said Niño ELA Point Cook Centre Manager, Fiona Kennett.

“Our service’s philosophy is embedded in our daily practice. Educators provide quality education to children incorporating physical, intellectual, emotional, social and holistic development opportunities and respect for the uniqueness and diversity of each child”, said Fiona.

A significant highlight of Niño ELA Point Cook was the collaboration between all educators, having established a reflective culture. Educators draw on the personal qualities, skills and talents of each other to support with the implementation of the educational program and to enhance the relationships between the service and families.

“Our team, like our children and families, continues to flourish and we are extremely proud of them”, said Fiona. “The strong sense of advocacy and high regard for the children and families is truly exceptional. For example, bilingual educators who use their talents to support families to feel comfortable to share information in their home-languages is going above and beyond the call of providing basic care. The team is very passionate about what they do”.

The assessment of Niño ELA Point Cook also highlighted the leadership team‘s commitment to focusing on ways to best support each individual educator in their practice and implementing the Niño ELA curriculum. Under Niño ELA’s ‘Positive Education’ learning framework, educators work cohesively to identify areas of strength to inform the learning experiences developed for the children.

“Our team utilises the expertise and networks made available to them to enhance the experiences of children and families within our service.”, said Fiona. “For example, our service has access to Niño ELA’s in-house Infant Specialist (Nicole Atcheson) who supports new parents with parenting and sleep and rest specialist knowledge.”

Additionally, the exceeding rating was further supported by the professional educators and staff demonstrating warm, respectful relationships with the children, and encouraging children’s active engagement in the learning program, as well as the educator’s previous work experience and qualifications being utilised to support across service operations including the skills of a team members event coordination planning in organising and implementing service celebrations, incursions and excursions..

“We are very proud of our Niño ELA Point Cook service and the support of our Senior Operations Team for their commitment, contribution and collective effort in providing a positive early learning experience to children, families and the local community,” Ms Ackerman said.

The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a national benchmark for the quality of children’s education and care services across Australia, with services assessed against the NQS by the state regulatory authority which provides a rating for each of the seven quality areas of the NQS, as well as an overall rating.

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Niño ELA Point Cook, located at 60-62 Florey Ave, Point Cook, is a spacious purpose-built early learning centre providing long day care and 3- and 4-year-old kindergarten programs. Children enjoy spacious light filled rooms designed for each age group, challenging playgrounds to inspire curiosity and passionate and caring educators who nurture the development of every child.

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