Running head: ORIENTATION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES??1

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ASSIGNMENT 2: REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP THEORY AND STRATEGIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS
There are two components in this assignment:
Component 1 – Individual written report (1500 words)
In the assignment you must provide a written report which focuses on one of the topic areas listed  below, in which you identify and discuss leadership capabilities and the strategies that may be used to
apply them in an early childhood setting.
Component 2 –
You will write a personal reflection on your contribution to the development of the group
presentation and handout. (writer for component two all you need to say is who did what topic say we divided our subtopics i did the orientation one, state the other topics the girl did it should be at least a few paragraphs)

Topics will be chosen (in class) in week one of the tutorials and will include the following areas:
Partnership with Families and Communities: Individuals in the group choose one from
Orientation of Children and Families  (this is what i have been assigned to do.

(Topic Areas are in bold, sub topics from which individuals in the group choose their individual topic are  not bolded)
You must draw on literature to support your discussion of leadership capabilities and the strategies that may be used in the effective application of these capabilities in an early childhood setting.
You will make a presentation of your topic to a small group of peers on the final tutorial day.
LENGTH: 1500 WORDS,

WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT?
o Your written report including reference list
o Your personal reflection explaining your contribution to the group oral
presentation & handout
? SUBMISSION DETAILS:
• Submit a draft of your assignment to Turnitin by 14th October so you have time to review  your Originality Report and edit your work.
• Submit an electronic copy of your final assignment to Turnitin by 5 pm on 21st October
(Do not include your cover sheet but do include your reference list all the other
attachments) AND
• Assignments submitted after the due date and time, without an approved extension, will be penalised 10% per day for late submission.
• You must keep a copy of your assignment.

ASSIGNMENT 2 DETAILS
PROCESS
Component 1
Write a report about your chosen topic (main topic areas are highlighted in the list and the sub topics
from which students choose are in normal type) in which you
o Introduce and discuss the topic – why is it important, what does it cover (its
scope), key ideas or issues.
o Discuss how your topic relates to relevant legislation, policy and the Education
and Care Services National Regulation, the Early Years Learning Framework or
the National Quality Standard .
o Identify strategies from literature that support effective application in an early
childhood setting (implications for stakeholders, processes, documentation).
o Support your work with reference to literature
This is an individual report and should be completed before you come together in a group to develop
your oral presentation and brochure/handout. Each group member will have chosen a sub topic from
the main topic area and so each member will have something to contribute to the group component.

your work in the group: •
Write a brief personal reflection about your own contribution to the group and the way the group has worked together ( half – three quarters of a page)
You will need to:
o Read widely about the topic/s
o Identify the capabilities required of leaders in this area
o Identify possible
2 strategies for implementation
o Compare and contrast various strategies and the way they may be relevant to
you as a leader in early childhood
o Present your work professionally, using appropriate and clear academic
writing and APA referencing style within the word limit.

ASSESSMENT STANDARDS
The assessment standards outline the standards expected for each of these criteria in order to pass this
assignment, and to gain higher grades of credit, distinction and high distinction. All markers use these
standards when assessing your work and you are strongly advised to use them to self-assess prior to
submitting your assignment.
o
o Written Report -Introduces the topic, its importance and scope as well as key
ideas / issues
o Written Report -Accesses relevant literature and identifies and discusses
theory or application strategies relevant to early childhood settings
reflection on participation are included
o Presents work professionally, using appropriate and clear academic writing
and APA referencing style within the word limit.

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Orientation of children and Families

Student

Institution

Introduction
Definition and elements of Orientation day in childcare
Orientation in childcare is an exciting and emotional day for children and families, and often represents family’s first time with childcare services. This day is essential for the existing partnerships between the outgoing family and the service. This day has significant meaning to the both families and children, as it enables parents and children to work towards a common goal by enhancing quality outcomes (Elmore, 2001).
There are numerous activities that staffs and carers undertake to ensure a successful orientation day. Before embarking on these activities, it is worth noting various orientations procedures undertaken on both families and parents. These procedures include:
• Holding orientation tea and luck for all children and families
• The next procedure involves holding an orientation evening party or dinner to introduce new families and children into the facility.
• Rolling out an evening party or barbeque to a warm reception of new families and children, and to some extent staffs to introduce the theme into the overall family
• Engaging new families and children to the childcare program by holding series of orientation sessions
• Involving the families at the childcare center, with a view of having a glimpse at what is expected of their children, before the official commencement of the program to their respective children.
• The last step involves offering the necessary facilitations to families in order to allow gradual settlements of these children
Other than these sets of procedures, the orientation centers take various initiatives to ensure that families and children settle down within the prescribed timeframe. The first activity involves critical information sharing with families about the orientation center. In this regards, the center must extract all information from children, which is a federal legal requirement. In addition, the center delivers free information to families and children, which relate to the rules and procedures of utilizing the facility, and what the facility expects of them. This platform will ensure harmony and efficiency in service delivery by the center. Principally, the center engages in information dissemination by providing children and families with necessary packages for orientation, and what continuity is expected during this period (Popper, 2001). The center equally gives adequate facilitation of the facility; about is the operation, rules and producers of addressing complaints among other facilitations. Finally, the center gives credible techniques of partnership between families of diverse social backgrounds. With these activities, an orientation center will be good to go, and execute its mandate with diligence.
Importance of the topic
The topic daubed orientation of families and children in every childhood setting is important in realizing critical issues that affects partnership between children and their parents. It is common practice for the society to identify the plight of children while young, and this is the focus of eliminating diversity between families while upholding the right practicable standards between children and their parents. Therefore, this topic seeks to give informed consent about children and families and how parents can learn various issues and experiences of their children from early hood setting. Elements of parent to childhood care practices include, passing relevant communication, enforcing ethical frameworks and fostering a formidable partnership portfolio between children and their parents.
The scope of this topic seeks to elaborate on partnerships those children and families develop in relation to the orientation that the early childhood management setting provides to these parents and children. In addition, this topic focuses on the leadership framework where team work and quality leadership is administered. In addition, this topic enumerates on the importance of applying viable leadership skills to enhance partnerships between children, parents and the society through the orientation framework (Testa, & Poertner, 2010). Other than the above elements, the scope of this topic covers various dimensions in which orientation of early childhood takes, and how different orientation programs provide avenues for parents to be more involved in their children’s experiences than any other educational level. In summary, this topic covers distinct leadership skills applicable to the childcare center through fundaments leadership theories and how they mutually contribute to the effectiveness of partnership between children, parent and the community.
Literature review
Effective team work in Orientation centers
According to Popper, (2001), team work is the most fundamental premise of leadership that steers well an action center. Therefore, the partnership portfolio between families, children and community is best upheld upon application of positive team-building and coherent administrative structures. Lack of this structure leads to poor performance of childcare centers thereby weakening the intended partnership fabrics attributed to an organization. The theory of Total Quality Management applies in this case, and (Roberts, 2003), defines it as the underlying leadership theory that propels an organization to its desirable outcome. In this context, team members must work in the team to address bias and development of cultural competence, and also support and monitor the progress of every partnership cocoon. This is the ultimate goal attainable to an orientation center, whose motive solely remains at providing prerequisite partnership deals between families and societies. In summary, teamwork is a core construct to building viable and sustainable frameworks between children, parents and their societies through various orientation centers. An early childhood center will only act as a center of talent development if its leaders exhibit both subjective and objective leadership to children.
Conflicts and conflict resolution at the early childhood centers (Orientation centers)
Conflicts refer to constant misunderstanding that emanate between leaders within the organization. As an orientation center, conflict resolution is considered a vital construct to elevating such challenges. Nagelkerk, & Huber, (2006), attribute transformative leadership theory to an effective team. Therefore, the team is considered effective if it can solve its issue harmoniously, attains its goals more effectively, share responsibilities and bear with one another’s burden. In addition, conflict resolution strategies are of the essence to a successful orientation early childhood center, as it positively impacts on the progress of the organization. This is surest platform that the team undertakes to eliminate its challenges.
Fundamental strategies applied at early childhood center
According to Doh, et, al. (2005), there exist diverse social and cultural factors that induce challenges to the management if eerily childhood centers. Therefore, the leadership structure must be aware of these challenges and make necessary arrangement to eliminate them. In the first case, instigating communication among stakeholders in this setup ensures cooperation and coordination. Early childhood centers with viable communication networks benefits enjoy the full realization of a free center, where conflicts are controlled (Elmore, 2001). Horizontal communication theory postulates that, all stakeholders regardless of their position or social inclination freely. In addition, leadership and transparency theory reiterates on the importance of having a culturally-friendly organization, where the plight of every participant is respected. This is an ideal platform of instigating a fair chance to the existence of early childhood centers. At the early stages of life, the families should be capable of identifying relevant abilities as portrayed in the children (Müller, & Turner, 2010). On the other hand, weaknesses need be isolated and proper measures put in the correction of such. As for the strengths, parents should find the best criteria of developing critical solutions to children’s’ problems.
Factors that promote positive achievements in early childhood setting
There are several elements that contribute to a positive work environment at the early childhood centers. According to (ACECQA Guide to the Quality Standards, Standard 5.2), positive staff relationship, collaboration and effective communication are principle pillars to a successful early childhood Centre, and it significantly promote excellence in this sector. In addition, the stipulation by ACECQA proposes for a suitable legal environment that promotes the establishment of a culturally-friendly environment. Therefore, existence of positive culture, steered by visionary leadership leads to quality achievements in this placement Centre and achievement of the best partnership framework (Hoboken, John Wiley & Sons, 2010). The shared goal of this Centre propels every stakeholder into quality achievement framework through serviced quality plans. Stability attributed to an effective team helps in the reduction of staffs’ turnovers, thereby resulting in the development of strong attachment and relationships between children and carers and family and carers respectively. With these situations, positive outcomes for children’s development get realized, as well as positive relationships with families.
Maslow’s Leadership theory and its relevance to early childhood setting
Maslow’s theory studies human motivations and categorizes them into a hierarchal list of needs. In the early childhood setting, managers and top leaders should apply Maslow’s theory to identify the needs of every stakeholder. It is imperative to note that this theory is important since it encompasses critical constructs required towards partnering families with their children and also promote quality delivery to the organization. An early childhood setting that incorporates Maslow’s theory benefits form fostered personal development and inspires its workers to the very best (Winkler, 2010). Therefore, application of this theory to the contextual organization is ideal in realizing steadfastness and accountability in leadership. A leadership team that identifies the needs of the organization from a hierarchical perspective enhances the placement of priorities and ensures fast satisfaction to such demands. Satisfaction of pressing the need will lead to fulfillments of a formidable partnership frameworks between parents, and children, much less the society. In addition, this theory helps in creating viable grounds to the orientation between the families and children in early childhood Centre. This is a descriptive view of how Maslow’s theory is applicable to an organization setup.
Capabilities required of the leader
A leader must be respectful and ethical. This is someone who values mutual respect, equity and fairness. In addition, a person needs be capable of team work, i.e., partnership with the team. Others include, being culturally competent, loves information sharing, ready for confrontation of conflict in a team. These are critical requirements supportive to the orientation between the families and children in early childhood Centre.

Conclusion
From the previous discussions, it is worth noting that setting up an orientation Centre requires viable leadership’s platforms that are supported by different theories. Maslow’s theory gives theoretical assessment of how different needs are prioritized and their ultimate satisfactions. Orientation of children and families is thus the basis of ensuring an effective partnership between families and communities through the application of critical leadership lenses. Therefore, the fundamental idea of creating these early childhood Centre is based on the premise if instructional and effective leadership. In addition, well-monitored centers act as places of social transformation to children, even as parents acquire the privilege of assessing the experiences of their children through effective partnership processes.

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