The new programme, Reflecting on Quality, builds on the Alliance'sprevious scheme, Aiming for Quality. It aims to reflect the Alliance'score principles of parents' involvement and play-based learning.
The three-stage accreditation programme is based on the'observe-reflect-improve-review' cycle. It also gives settings theopportunity to produce a good-practice case study to share with parentsand local authorities.
Michael Freeston, director of quality improvement at the Pre-SchoolLearning Alliance, said, 'Settings achieving Reflecting on Quality candemonstrate to parents, professionals and the wider community that theyare serious about listening to parents and children's views on quality.This recognition can add value to the service and, in turn, can help toensure the setting's long-term sustainability.'
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