Quality Area 6 · Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
Families and community belong here.
At Dubbo Early Learning Centre, families bring essential knowledge, and community connections make children’s learning more meaningful and inclusive.
What this looks like at Dubbo
Small moments.
Meaningful outcomes.
Browse family-friendly examples drawn from Quality Area 6. Choose an NQS element or move through every story.
Story photo to be selected after public-use permission is confirmed.What this means for your family
Engagement with the service: what it means for your child
Across the service, families are consistently invited to influence decisions about their child's learning, routines, transitions and support needs, as well as service operations. Our educators seek and document family knowledge when developing inclusion, behaviour, medical risk-minimisation and communication plans. Families also contribute to projects such as outdoor renovations, and educators report back on how their suggestions shaped decisions. For your family, this means your family is welcomed as a genuine participant from enrolment onward, not simply kept informed from the sidelines. Share what matters to your family and help us build the strongest possible partnership around your child.
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More ways quality becomes visible
30 stories in this selection
The story text is adapted from the approved Hawthorn family-story library. Identifiable Dubbo child photos will only be added after current public-use permission is confirmed.
What families can expect
Families and community belong here.
Four practical commitments help make this Quality Area visible in children’s everyday experience.
Your knowledge matters
Communication has a purpose
Inclusion is coordinated
Dubbo extends the classroom
Quality families can see
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During your visit, our team can explain how this Quality Area becomes visible in the centre’s daily practice.
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