How much do we need to show in the room?

[Miss_Annette]

i'd really love to see photos if thats at all possible?

[tiny_tots]

Just wanting to add about cleaning checklists etc. Recently went to a hygiene/food preparation workshop and basically the cleaning checklists etc that we are filling out each day is part of the NQS requirement. Not so much for parents but mainly for us to maintain control in the spread of germs and infectious diseases , etc. Also, if you have an outbreak at your centre for e.g. "gastro," health services may ask for sufficient evidence to make sure that your centre wasn't the cause of it which are all the cleaning checklists, for bathrooms, toys etc. At my centre we have the following checklists which need to be filled out each day/week etc...

- Daily room cleaning checklist (filled out each day, 1 per each room)
- Hourly toileting cleaning checklist (in each bathroom, filled each hour each day)
- Toy cleaning checklist (filled out weekly or when disinfecting toys. Every friday is our cleaning day where we disinfect all toys used in the room for the week, clean tables, chairs and shelves etc).
- Open checklists (filled out before opening the centre).
- Close checklists (filled out when closing centre).
- Kitchen checklists (recording food temp when it arrives, food temp when serving, fridge temp, frezzer temp - these are filled out every day).

I think that's everything! In the end its a hell of alot of paperwork that we all required to do but I guess it's because of the regulations and to stop the contamination of diseases etc..

BTW - I really like the idea of the NQS posters... would love to see a sample. I'm currently working on designing classroom displays based of the EYLF that you can add into your rooms...

L.A

Just a quick add to the paperwork, we also have a record that is filled out each child is absent because they are sick, just helps us keep track of what is going on in the room and we can also pick if there is a major outbreak of something.

[tiny_tots]

So I had a chat to my director and unfortunately I can't upload any pics of our programming and checklists as they are bound to our company but I can show you the NQS displays and general stuff just gotta figure out how to upload these pics lol

[tiny_tots]

I personally love this wall, all the info comes from sheets we send home


The children's artwork


Our daily journal before we linked it to EYLF and NQS


Another example

[tiny_tots]

I've also started doing photoboards of our routines

[tiny_tots]

Hi all

So I havent been on here for ages as I had our son 6 weeks ago but as I can see not much has really happened with this thread!! Im not sure how to move these display pics over to the gallery...dont have the originals anymore

[Lorina]

Hi Tiny Tots,

Nice to have you back! Congratulations on the birth of your baby Boy! How exciting!! Is this your first one? I am currently 6 months pregnant and waiting for my first little one to arrive at the end of April.

Thank you for looking into adding these pictures into our Gallery. If you dont have the original photos, this is probably the best way to do this:

1) Go to the above topic and download and save those pictures in your computer. To save them, click on the image to zoom in, then right click on the image and choose "Save Image As" option. You can then choose a location in your computer to save these photos.

2) Once they are saved in your computer, go to Gallery and upload your photo.

Its quite easy to upload the photos into our gallery and you will find it easier since you are already used to our forum. If you do need instructions on how to do this, here is the link with more info:

How to Upload Photos in Gallery

Thank you so much for doing this. Also I would love to see your baby boy's photo if you dont mind. You can create a personal gallery and you can upload your baby pics there. Let me know if you need more help.

Cheers ,
L.A

[catchmeifucan]

thanks for sharing tiny_tots.

I will add the link here for those who wanna check it out in gallery: http://www.aussiechildcarenetwork.com/g ... album_id=2

[Lorina]

Just wanted to add that it's a good idea to show individual child portfolios within the room. If using a folder/binder etc. they can be put onto to a small shelf, have a separate book case near sign in/sign out area or even decorate milk crates or a big box to add portfolios in (with a sign) next to a chair so parents can sit comfortably and view. Children should also have the option to view their portfolio whenever they want to as well.

,
L.A