The Early Years Learning Framework
This is V2.0 of Australia’s national Early Years Learning Framework. The aim of Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Framework for Australia is to support early childhood providers, teachers and educators to extend and enrich children’s learning from birth to 5 years and through the transition to school. The Early Years Learning Framework (the Framework) draws on robust Australian and international evidence that confirms early childhood is a vital period in children’s continuing learning, development and wellbeing. It has been developed with considerable input from the early childhood sector, including children and families, approved providers and educators, other professionals, peak bodies, early childhood researchers, as well as the Australian and state and territory governments and the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority.
National Quality Framework
The NQF was the result of an agreement between all Australian governments to
work together to provide better educational and developmental outcomes for children. The NQF introduced a new quality standard in 2012 to improve education and care across long day care, family day care, preschool/kindergarten and outside school hours care services. The NQF aims to raise quality and drive continuous improvement and consistency
in children’s education and care services through:
•the National Law and National Regulations
•the National Quality Standard
•an assessment and quality rating process
•national approved learning frameworks
•a regulatory authority in each state and territory responsible for the
approval, monitoring and quality assessment of services in their state or
territory
•a national body – ACECQA, which guides the implementation of the NQF
and works with regulatory authorities.
The delivery of the NQF is guided by set objectives and guidelines to ensure
consistent and effective ...
United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child covers a whole range of different human rights - civil, political, economic, social and cultural - and sets out the specific ways these rights should be achieved for children and young people. The Convention defines everyone under the age of 18 as a child.
Some of the rights that are contained in the Convention include:
The right to be treated fairly
The right to have a say about decisions affecting you
The right to live and grow up healthy
The right to be safe no matter where you are
The right to get an education
The right to play and have fun!
Camden Family Day Care
Agape Family Day is proudly represented by Camden Council (Camden FDC).
Camden family Day Care is a Family Day Care provider currently supporting up to 35 Educators across the Camden Local Government Area. We have recently celebrated 40 years operating within the community.
We strive to ensure that children from 6 weeks to 12 years have the opportunity to access quality education and care. This is provided through a play-based lens where children and young people can explore their world. Our philosophy revolves around purposeful, meaningful, and intentional practices that guide and support all aspects of the national quality framework.
We work alongside other departments within Camden Council to ensure that we are supporting children and the community through a range of aspects, including Paint the town REaD with Binyang the Bookasaurus, to provide play sessions, story times in the park, and with local libraries.