Step into Quality Award July 2013 - Little Achievers Nursery in the Park

Recipient: Little Achievers Nursery in the Park

Date: Friday 09 Aug 2013

Step into Quality is an access route into the Lancashire Quality Award. It provides an opportunity for practitioners to spend focused time looking at what they do everyday and considering which parts work well and which could be improved upon. Step into Quality is underpinned by the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Quality Improvement Principles.
Step into Quality involves whole team reflection on provision and practice, across eight ‘steps’, which will have a positive impact on the setting and support staff development:

The Lancashire Quality Award is underpinned by the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Quality Improvement Principles.

Through discussion, practitioners will be able to unpick and embed their philosophy and values and establish the ethos of their setting. Every setting is different and the award celebrates this fact. Practitioners are supported in recognising that there is no right or wrong way of doing things but that there are always ways to further develop practice in order to raise quality.

With the Lancashire Quality Award it is the process of working together to improve quality which is emphasised, embedding the habit of constantly reviewing practice and being open to change, rather than the end-product of the award. Each setting will be allocated a mentor by the Lancashire Quality Award team who will support practitioners through the process.