Our Philosophy
All Day Long believes in providing a holistic environment, inspired by a range of early childhood theorists including Reggio Emilia, Steiner and Vygotsky. We believe in creating an environment which is familiar, nurturing, challenging and evolving with the children.
All Day Long understands that learning happens constantly and that children learn best when allowed to be active and involved participants in their own journey.
We look at creating environments that support children’s self-identity, confidence and a sense of belonging, whilst allowing time and space for children to concentrate and observe learning.
At All Day Long, we believe in bringing home and life skills into the children’s education to support them in developing skills that could be utilised within their daily life. The inclusion of natural, homely and open-ended resources, inspires children to be creative in a non-stimulating environment.
The use of natural resources allows All Day Long to embed a strong foundation to sustainable practices and our impact on the environment. We understand the importance of empowering children with knowledge, teaching them about their rights and supporting this throughout all aspects of the program and children’s learning.
All Day Long believes in working in partnership with parents and families and that this is paramount to the children and their learning. To support partnerships with families, we strive to develop a pedagogy which supports children’s learning through our teaching and practices.
Our Acknowledgement
We at All day Long, would like to acknowledge the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional custodians of this land. We would like to say thank you and promise to take care of your the land on which we learn, live and grow. We pay our respects to Elders both passed, present and future.
Our Statement of Commitment to Child Safety
Our Service is committed to safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. We understand our responsibilities and statutory duty of care to comply with both the Victorian Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme to build our capacity as an organisation to prevent and respond to allegations of child abuse.
Our Service is committed to implementing and abiding by our Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy based on Child Safe Standards in Victoria (2022), which accentuates our zero tolerance for child abuse and raising awareness about the importance of child safety in our Service and the community.
We are dedicated to protecting children from abuse and neglect and promote a child safe environment, maintaining children’s wellbeing. We adhere to our comprehensive Child Protection Policy, standing by our mandatory reporting responsibilities to protect children from physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse and neglect.
We work to ensure there is clear awareness between appropriate and inappropriate behaviour concerning adults and children. We require clear precincts between children and employees, volunteers and the community to maintain children’s safety.
We are dedicated to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal children, cultural safety for children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.
We value diversity and do not tolerate any discriminatory practices.
We are committed to ongoing professional development for employees to maintain their ability to distinguish and respond to situations of abuse and neglect, ensuring employees are responsive to their responsibilities in keeping children safe.
We work in collaboration with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and have confidence in educating children about their right to be safe. We believe in teaching children what to do if they feel unsafe and encouraging them to express their view and thoughts on matters that directly affect them.
As educators we listen to and empower children to act on any concerns, they or others may raise which is reflective in our policies and procedures in keeping children safe.