What is a Good Children's Centre?

A self-assessment framework and toolkit to help develop outstanding children's centres

Now being used in over 25 local authority areas, this framework was developed by practitioners within the London Borough of Harrow and is used as a practical self evaluation tool to help support the development of quality practice in all areas of the children’s centre core offer.

The Children’s Centre Self Evaluation Framework can be used by all children’s centres whether they be school based, stand alone centres or run by partner agencies and we also have access to a network of consultant mentors who can offer help and advice as you embark on your use of the framework.

Containing approximately 170 pages, the framework itself, enables centres to audit their provision and develop action plans for continuous improvement through three stages of development for each of the elements within the framework. The framework also acts as an assessment tool.

In total there are 29 elements within eleven sections of the toolkit. These sections (which are all colour coded for ease of use and reference) include Multi Agency Working, Pedagogy and Governance, as well as Management & Leadership and the Early Years Curriculum.

Each section covers the key areas that will support a centre in planning its journey to outstanding in all areas of children’s centre activity.

The framework comes inside its own specially produced purple ring binder so that it is easily recognisable and as all of the development work has been done, in terms of production and design, it offers you the chance to save on the initial costs associated with a project of this size.

The price for a single copy of the toolkit is £195 plus VAT, post and packing. Prices are reduced on a sliding scale for additional copies. Click on the links below for more details or to buy a copy.

 

 

 

To purchase a copy of the toolkit online, click the 'buy it now' link below. To order your toolkit's using a purchase order system, please use the 'ORDER FORM' link above

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For organisations, children's centre groups or authorities wishing to enquire about producing a number of copies, where the outer folder and intro pages can be 'customised' with your logo and contact details, please use the ‘email enquiry form’ button below and we will contact you to discuss your enquiry further. 

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If you do not wish to make an enquiry over the internet, you can print off an ‘enquiry form’ and send this to us. We will then contact you to discuss your enquiry further.

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IF YOU ARE GOING TO ORDER SEVERAL DIFFERENT PUBLICATIONS, YOU CAN USE OUR 'MULTI-PUBLICATIONS ORDER FORM' TO SAVE ON DELIVERY CHARGES AND WE WILL ADVISE YOU OF THE FINAL AMOUNT BEFORE YOU SEND US PAYMENT OR A PURCHASE ORDER.