Excellent rating awarded to Bonkers Beat Music Kinder & Childcare Aspendale
Date Awarded: 13 March 2018
Valid until: 12 March 2021
Bonkers Beat Music Kinder & Childcare Aspendale has been awarded the Excellent rating by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), the highest rating a service can achieve under the National Quality Framework.
From 1 February 2018, services in all states and territories (except for Western Australia) must be rated Exceeding National Quality Standard in all seven quality areas to be eligible to apply for the Excellent rating. The Excellent rating is awarded for three years. After this time, services have the option to re-apply.
The Melbourne-based service was recognised for its commitment to children that respects, reflects and celebrates culture and diversity, including place of origin, inclusive partnerships with children and families, and its practice and environments that enhance children’s learning and growth.
Examples of exceptional practice at the service include:
- A strong commitment to supporting children’s wellbeing through the implementation of their Wellbeing Program aimed at improving children’s mental and physical wellbeing.
- Enhancing children’s learning and growth through the service’s ‘7 stones’ philosophy, aimed at enhancing learning, brain development and overall wellbeing.
- An education program that exposes children to music which is embedded into every day practice and featured as an integral part of all lessons, including physical movement, languages, literacy and numeracy.
- Opportunities for children to have hands-on experiences and opportunities to explore and connect with nature and the local environments through the service’s ‘Adventure Days’.
- Collaborating with children and families to develop a transition book and journal of children’s learning.
- Committing to partnering with families and supporting them to embrace and use the service philosophy and its practices in the home environment.
As a leader in the sector, Bonkers Beat Music Kinder & Childcare Aspendale shares its practice and programs with other education and care services, in particular, to embed and share their Wellbeing Program and Music Program, helping to ensure their positive impact reaches beyond the children and families who access the service.
About the Excellent rating
From 1 February 2018, services in all states and territories (except for Western Australia) must be rated Exceeding National Quality Standard in all seven quality areas to be eligible to apply for the Excellent rating. The Excellent rating is awarded for three years. After this time, services have the option to re-apply.
More information is available on the ACECQA website.