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Early Childhood Education and Care News
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February 11, 2020
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Kia ora, this week we take a close look at critical reflection and consider why it is so important in early childhood settings, also why the start of the year is a great time to review the safety policies in your service.
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How critical reflection can guide
learning in your service
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Reflective practice in early childhood education sets the stage for critical reflection. This 'next level' approach applies the same system of observing and questioning but goes further by seeking a diversity of opinion and requiring an openness to change.
According to early childhood educator and blogger, Jodie Clarke, the aim of critical reflection is to "Use it as an ongoing tool to build on your current practice and ask important questions not only of those actions, environment and activities but also of why you choose to do those things that way that you do, how theories and perspectives might have informed your approach, how your actions might have impacted on others and what others viewpoints on this approach or action might be."
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Keeping children safe with tips
to tackle policy review
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The safety of children in early childhood settings is an operational priority and recent media coverage on accidents and oversights is a timely reminder to review health and safety obligations.
Recent articles in The Ministry of Education's Early Learning Regional News highlight the need to ensure proper procedures are followed in relation to health and safety in early childhood settings. Both stories were in response to received complaints and incident notifications, one covered 'accident and incident reporting' and the second story was prompted by the ‘incorrect administration of medicine'.
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