Philosophy
Our Service’s statement of philosophy will guide our interactions with children as follows:
Our philosophy is based on the National Quality Standard for Early Childhood Education and Care and School Aged Care with emphasis on the Rights of the Child. Collective Family Day Care is committed to providing a service that meets the needs of the community by providing Flexible Quality Educati
on and Care for children in a home based environment. Collective Family Day Care’s philosophy is a belief that children learn and grow through play and that we the facilitators are providing the opportunity along with families. We believe that children have a right to choice, freedom of belief and are capable and confident learners and that CFDC can support each child through encouragement and understanding individuality. We believe in working in partnership with parents and families and recognise that they are the child’s main nurturer and teacher and have the right to be involved in making decisions affecting their child. We embrace a holistic approach to care and education and focus on children’s physical, personal, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing as well as cognitive aspects of learning and recognise that children learn through their interactions, relationships and experiences with others. We are inclusive and welcome the richness cultural diversity brings to our service. We recognise that with it come amazing opportunities for children to learn about the world around them. We welcome and support children from all family circumstances, cultural and religious backgrounds and levels of ability. We value and respect Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures as part of our history. Providing a safe, secure, supportive, and a thoughtfully set out environment allows children to extend their own learning and take their play in the direction of their own choice which can only lead to better outcomes. We believe in the importance of being part of a community where respectful relations between children, families and educators are modeled daily and that it will provide children with an environment where they will feel safe, secure and supported and have a feeling of self-worth; and that it is a model of respect they can take with them into the future. At Collective Family Day Care we believe it takes a village to raise a child, and our family daycare service is a big part of that village for the children and families.
