Aberfoyle Park Campus Preschool - Policies and Information
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GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
The following procedure must be adhered to when resolving any grievance or issue relating to our Centre.

  1. Parents must talk directly to the staff member involved.
  2. The staff member will make an appointment with the parent to enable the issue to be discussed fully.
  3. The staff member will keep the other staff informed of the issue.
  4. Finally, if grievance or issue cannot be resolved, parents can contact either a Member of the Kindergarten Governing Council or the District Improvement Coordinator Stu Sellar DECS Noarlunga House,
    Phone No. 8207 3764

Financial issues should be raised with the Director.

After discussion, the Director will follow through the issue with the appropriate persons, Governing Council and/or Department.

OUR STAFF ENDEAVOUR TO MAINTAIN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS IN THE CENTRE.

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BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT
We believe that everyone has the right to feel safe, all of the time and we actively teach this to children through our protective behaviour programme.

Children learn best when they experience success and have positive self-esteem.

We believe that behaviour changes more quickly when it is handled in a positive manner.

We acknowledge that children feel angry, frustrated and upset at times and need help to express feelings appropriately.

Children come to kindergarten from a variety of social backgrounds. The four-year-old needs time, opportunity and space to learn, with other children, how to play, share, take turns and care for others as well as their environment.

Staff and parents need to share responsibility, being consistent at all times, creating a safe, secure, environment for children, and model appropriate behaviours.

Steps we use for unsafe behaviour.

  1. Discuss safety in the kindergarten and involve the children in setting rules and expectations.
  2. Children to use "Let's talk about it approach" to
    encourage problem solving, listening and to be aware of the rights of others.
  3. Adults to work along side children to model appropriate behaviour and discuss consequences of unsafe behaviour.
  4. If unsafe or inappropriate behaviour recurs redirect the child to another area or provide the child with "quiet time or thinking time".
  5. If unsafe behaviour is persistently repeated we will develop a Behaviour Management Plan for that particular behaviour in consultation with parents.

The staff will:

  • Provide opportunity for children to take risks and experience success.
  • Be positive.
  • Value children as individuals.
  • Encourage children to take responsibility.
  • Provide opportunity and time for discussion and problem solving.
  • Help children to recognise and express their feelings in an appropriate manner.
  • Make learning relevant and manageable for children, be consistent and follow through when managing behaviour.

Behaviour management protects children and teaches responsibility for their actions as they get older. The aim is to make children responsible for their own behaviour. If children are to learn self-control they need to practice making choices and having to cope with the consequences of these choices.

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Aberfoyle Park
South Australia 5159
Australia

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