Our Centre
About Perry Street Childcare Centre
Philosophy
The Perry Street Philosophy is a recipe of three parts; a Statement of Vision, Statement of Principles and Statement of Action. In combination, these ingredients are the foundation to a method for which our community strives to create each day. As children are central to all we do, voices from our 2024 Kinder group, highlighted in italics, are woven throughout.
This Philosophy was co-crafted by the educators, children and families from twenty twenty-four. Coordination of collaboration, feedback collection, drafting and final version led by an Executive member of the Committee of Management. Approval from the CoM gained with the intention for the Philosophy to be honoured as a living document; renewed when deemed suitable.
We Are Committed to Child Safe Environments
We are committed to the rights of all children to feel safe and be safe at all times. We achieve this by:
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Promoting the cultural safety of Aboriginal children
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Promoting the cultural safety of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
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Promoting the safety of children with a disability
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Promoting the (right to) safety of trans and gender diverse children and their families in ECEC settings
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Ensuring that LGBTIQ+ children and families feel included
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Values, respects and cares for children
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Fosters opportunities for each child to participate, express their views and to learn and develop
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Always acts in the best interests of each child and has zero tolerance of child abuse
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Takes all reasonable steps to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of children at all times, whilst also promoting their learning and development
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Actively manages the risks of abuse or harm to each child, including fulfilling our duty of care and legal obligations to protect children and prevent any reasonable, foreseeable risk of injury or harm
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Continuously improves the way our service identifies risks of and responds to child abuse, and encourages reporting and improved responses to allegations of abuse
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Proactively sharing information with relevant authorities to promote the wellbeing and/or safety of a child or a group of children, consistent with their best interests
