EEB202 Address Regulations & QA in Early Childhood (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Early Childhood Studies (ECHIL)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

This subject describes the knowledge and skills required to facilitate the evaluation of an organisation involved in delivery of children's services through a quality assurance process and to manage regulatory compliance.

This subject introduces the knowledge and skills required to manage children’s services in relation to regulations and quality assurance. Strategies to evaluate an organisation for quality assurance and regulatory compliance are examined in detail.

This subject will build your knowledge of the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) quality assurance process and the regulations applicable to the ECEC profession. Emphasis will be given to the construction of knowledge that will support an organisation’s self-evaluation process and the subsequent development and implementation of a quality improvement process that will enable the coordination of an organisation for an external evaluation.

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Session 2
Distance	Bathurst

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EEB202

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

Prior to enrolment students must have completed the Certificate III Children’s Services AND Stage One of the Diploma of Children’s Services (AQF 5) through TAFE Western and Riverina Institute.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

be able to facilitate an organisation's self-evaluation process through a variety of means;
be able to locate, interpret and evaluate regulations, complex legislation and quality assurance standards relating to children's services;
be able to manage legislative and regulatory compliance in children's services organisations;
be able to analyse information about compliance and non compliance and report on this to relevant people;
be able to disseminate information about compliance requirements in a manner that is comprehensible and accurate for staff to implement strategies to meet compliance requirements;
be able to demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance processes;
be able to facilitate the development of a quality improvement plan by assessing an organisation's performance against the standards;
be able to implement a quality improvement work plan for an organisation; and,
be able to coordinate an organisation for an external evaluation.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

Facilitate an organisation self-evaluation process, and coordinate the organisation for an external evaluation
Informing and involving families and gathering feedback
Facilitate the development of a quality improvement plan and implement a quality improvement plan
Developing and implementing improvement plans and strategies
Facilitate an organisation self-evaluation process, and coordinate the organisation for an external evaluation
Informing and involving families and gathering feedback
Collecting evidence, completing and preparing required documentation for examination
Preparing for external evaluations
Documentation required for external evaluations
Manage legislative and regulatory compliance in children's services organisations
Working with staff to promote understanding and compliance
Identifying and meeting professional development needs
Understanding legal and quality assurance requirements and processes in children's services
Overview of Child Care Quality Assurance
Regulations and licensing

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