Accreditation Feedback

AELCS has granted the Hemel House program accreditation status to recognize that they have met the provincial requirement for high quality child care as demonstrated using specific data collection strategies and identifications in the criteria outlined in the Quality Standards.

We would like to share with you some of the AELCS noted feedback from our site visit in March 2012.

STANDARD TEN –Early learning and child care services participate in ongoing monitoring and evaluation processes that support continuous quality improvement.

Demonstrated Best Practices:

• Exit questionnaires given to parents when care no longer needed.
• Applying for Re -Accreditation is one way this standard is being met. 
• There is evidence that the opinions of families and Providers are sought and taken into consideration. 
• There is an informal process in place to meet this standard through licensing reports and informal parent and Providers input. 
• There is formal goal setting for Providers. Each provider has a Provider Action Plan outlining areas they intend to address. Providers have a wall at the office with goals they have set; as the goals have been met they are removed from the wall. 
• There is an annual program review. Policy and procedure development/revision involves relevant stakeholders