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• At Shining Stars Academy our ethos and practice values diversity and promotes equality.

• We aim to select friendly, dependable, mature and professional staff through our rigorous recruitment and selection policy.

• To ensure that the developmental, educational, emotional and social needs of each child are met daily.

• The voice of the child is heard, respected and contributes to our programme.

• We aim to deliver a quality curriculum which addresses children’s well-being, identity and belonging, communication and exploring and thinking, along the principles of Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework and influenced by the Montessori philosophy.

• We aim to make Shining Stars Academy accessible to all members of the community, regardless of race, gender, family status, age, disability, or religious belief.

• We aim to work with ‘Síolta’ The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education, by following its 12 principles of quality and the 16 standards within its framework.

• We operate within the Childcare (Pre-School Services) (No 2) Regulations 2006 and The National Standards for Pre-Schools.

• The environment is planned and well-organised in a way that suits the different needs of individual children, while keeping in mind the importance of Safety and Hygiene

• Parents are actively welcomed at the service at all times. We endeavour to share information and communicate with parents directly, in order to give feedback at the end of each day and to ensure that they are made aware of on-going developments in policies and procedures.

• Shining Stars Academy wishes to promote a positive atmosphere where children, staff and parents are treated with respect.