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SPARK ACCREDITATION
ACTIONABLE PLAN - Just do it
Engage key team to plan and do.
Start to collate supporting documents

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Children’s safety

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Regular engagement with staff: how are they, any challenges they are facing, allow them to problem solve together

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Parent Support Group (parent league)
- work with them to have centre events/work with HPB/Active SG

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One focus area that I would like to work on for 2023 is ‘people’.

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Staff Engagement

Action:
- build rapport and trust through daily interactions and motivational activities.

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Assess all documentation and practices.

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Engagement with the staff and finding out whether they have any issues/problems

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To be a compassionate leader who takes more time to listen to the needs of my staff

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Prioritisations- Stop Procrastinating!!

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- Refresh on SOPs
- Enhance teaching and learning practises
- Curriculum ownership
- Build a learning community

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People
- everyone to be on the same page by sharing expectation during meeting.
- increase interaction with the staff.

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Spend more time with the staff to get to know them better (staff lunches, more 1-1 chats etc)

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Build trust and teamwork

1. Welcome more feedback for improvement

2. Staff bonding activities to build relationships

3. Having positive mindset and working towards same goal.

4. Show care through supporting one another.

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I would like to provide opportunities for parents to get more involved in the children's learning and development.

- Aim to set up a PSG

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For the team to build bond through bonding activities, engage the staff to be involved in the process of planning. Getting to know the staff better, understand their challenges

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Staff motivation

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Words of Gratitude vs. Grievances Pouring

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Taking time to set a session in which teachers can come together in an informal platform to share concerns and bounce of ideas in terms of different challenges - turning mindset from problems to solutions driven

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Parents : work on 1-2 parents volunteers workshop
Staff: lunch date with staff

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Increased interactions with the team to ensure that everyone is on the same page.

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Stabilise ground - teachers' adaptation process (knowledge and emotional needs) - Connect, Communicate

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Team collaboration and partnership with parents.

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Collaboration with parents and community

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More team bonding and check-ins with the teachers. Be empathetic and compassionate!

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Retention
Engagement

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People, people, people

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Managing expectations of staff and staff / parents expectations

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Do risk assessment and ensuring environment is conducive for learning.

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Area of Focus: children’s safety during transitions

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Area of Focus: children’s safety during transitions

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Following up with Teachers individually on issues identified, challenges faced and develop a plan of action together with them. Review on effect and results after rolling out plan.

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Focus Area: Staff professional development

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Focus Area: Staff professional development

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Course of action: staff engagement, coaching and mentoring

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Get parents involved in planning & executing activities for our children.

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Focus on people:
to build staff morale and improve teamwork

Action:
Continue to communicate with staff and listen to their challenges.
Work together with the team and invite them to identify possible solutions.

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Working on collaboration with parents for their better understanding on their child’s learning and development. Planned activities that involve parents. Learning journeys, field trips, etc

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Act on Quality -                                Staff Motivation Plan and Support Plan 

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Act on Quality -                                Staff Motivation Plan and Support Plan 

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1) Engagement session
2) Action Plan as a team
3) Bonding Plan

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Service

Course of Action:
Customer Service Excellence

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Motivating staff - having staff engagement, staff bonding session and mid-year celebration 

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Motivating staff - having staff engagement, staff bonding session and mid-year celebration 

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Get the teachers to focus on their personal well-being and mindfulness.

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- Training Needs Analysis with individual staff
- Staff starting their IPDM on their own. Get the hang on it and be better.

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Staff engagement

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Teachers to point out areas to improve in the environment and how they can improve them.

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As a new leader, engaging staff in my new capacity is needed to ensure that I understand their needs and is a platform for them to also know that there is support and an opportunity to align our goals.

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Staff Retention & Motivation

Come up with long term strategies or ways to improve staff's mental & physical health - which will improve their quality of work deliverance

Termly Checks on Staff & how they are doing- an opportunity to air any grievances or issues they may have = an opportunity for me to also act on it and resolve

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Staff
To embrace and display qualities from VMC in interactions with children, parents, environment and curriculum.

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With the ease of restrictions, time to welcome parents back for event!! Woohooo

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To build a culture of pedagogues who embody the brand’s values.

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Engage staff in focused group sharing

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Course of action: to walk through with the teachers on the environment and resources used for the curriculum. the resources are given but how do we enhance it, display it aesthetically to entice children and draw them to be engaged with the activities. This is the goal toward meaningful engagement and how teachers could facilitate the use of resources with the children.

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Pull/ drag/ crawl/ swim with the whole team (provided they are happy) moving forward together as a TEAM to achieve- not aspecting for flying colors but at least everyone to do their very best for the benefit of our school and CHILDREN!

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Alignment of personal and organisational goals
Work on improving quality environment
Equip in curriculum expectations

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- provide sufficient and appropriate education resources
- learning circles and trainings on centre’s teaching needs to ensure quality of lesson implementation

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Collaborating with family and community. Strengthen home family partnerships
1. Enhance communication
2. Plan center-based activities with parents ideas /contribution

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Have regular outdoor learning experience for the children
Learning in the outdoor

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Area of focus : to share to staff what was shared from this summit

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To work on staff engagement and find some motivational activities to support the operation flow for staff attendance

Manpower is needed to ensure safety of children in the centre

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 Staff professional development- be targeted at skills that each staff needs to work on or enhance 

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 Staff professional development- be targeted at skills that each staff needs to work on or enhance 

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Environment - To ensure that the centre environment are well maintained. Staffs are empowered (putting them in charge and having checklist) to ensure the importance of having a well maintained environment for the children to explore.

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For all teachers to use the 3Rs when communicating with children. Some teachers shout and do not speak nicely to children

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1. people- staff engagement
2. SOP implementation consistency
3. Communication - clear and 2 ways

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- Follow up with mentorship
- everyone's voice matters!

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Engaging children meaningfully using positive statements.

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Engaging children meaningfully using positive statements.

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Share and discuss with the teachers as T&L topic during curriculum meetings. Monitor them during classroom walk about and lesson observations. Get teachers to implement and do sharing during T&L reviews.

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- identify & approach parents who are able to head Heathy eating & healthy lifestyle committee

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- brain storming with teachers in March meeting to get them to think of what they would want to offer or can do to increase nurturing dispositions as a teacher in their daily interactions with children
- observe the dispositions during classroom walk through in April

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1. Trust the teachers by delegating work to them making them understood why they can do it better than YOU.

2. Recognise, encourage, inspire and be forgiving to staff.

3. Happiness. Humour. Laughter is the best medicine.

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To hire at least 1 new teacher

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Consistence to maintain the quality
- to follow up closely with teachers on their lesson implementation
- more regular walk about
- to engage the teachers on their commitment on upholding the quality

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- plan for staff bonding activities
- complete IPDM, LNA and training needs with staff
- schedule specific dates to engage each staff on a regular basis

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Enhancing environment
-uphold the quality of environment(learning areas,classroom arrangement)
-reinforce safety in the centre
-have proper storage in place for staff and resources.
-clutter free space
-make changes to the outlook of the centre so that it is welcoming.
Attract enrolment and Retain parents

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- through delegation of responsibilities
- VP and St to take on responsibilities in co-conducting monthly T&L, sharing and training in their areas of strengths
- Empower them to drive initiatives and see them through
- regular meetings with ST and VP to set directions on monthly basis
- Allowing them to take charge of their own growth and development

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Work towards 2 key factors in improving staff quality and improving environment.
Provide staff with training that will benefit them in lightening their job scope and taking care of their well-being.
Getting everyone involved in upkeeping the maintenance of the centre property.

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One of the area that I would like to focus on for 2023 is ‘people’.
Course of actions will be:
- creating platform for teachers to share their challenges. Coming together as a team to come up with action plans.
- training and re-training by peers who are doing well in terms of sops.
- staff development
- sharing of good practices that are implemented on the ground.