Abbigail Scorringe

- I am responsible, equally and individually, for all day-to-day tasks such as care moments, greeting parents and settling children, taking mat times and ensuring the overall safety and quality learning environment for children attending.

- I have 6 profile children of whom I am responsible to observe, document and plan for via Educa.

- I contribute to centre planning and documentation as well as leading internal evaluations and also engage in regular professional development courses/opportunities.

- I liaise with parents daily about their child(ren) day, any learning and development related topics, and I am also confident having difficult discussions should they arise.

- In my role, I am constantly reflecting on my practice and looking for ways to improve to ensure I am giving the tamariki the quality education they deserve.

- As a teacher in training my role of responsibility here was limited. I assisted the kaiako with daily tasks and care moments, helped to maintain the environment and always ensured that I was providing tamariki with quality learning and development opportunities. The only thing I did not do was attend staff meetings and plan and document learnng for tamariki.

- As an on-call casual reliever my role of responsibility was limited. I was not involved in any care moments or planning and documentation of learning as I worked between the two Whanganui centres. My main responsibility was to engage with children and ensure that their safety and quality of learning was upheld at all times.

- After completing a placement here as part of my certificate requirements, I obtained a casual, on-call role. My duties were limited however I was responsible for ensuring the safety of children at all times and providing quality learning experiences for them. I did not plan and/or document learning or attend staff meetings however I did contribute to discussions and worked closely with kaiako to ensure ta quality environment.

- Finishing high school and having taken a "gateway" class in early childhood whilst there, I was put into Bee Kids for a placement, attending a few days a week. After this time, I was offered a casual, on-call position mainly to cover lunch breaks, non-contact times and to fill in if anyone was away. I assisted kaiako with daily tasks and housekeeping responsibilities while ensuring I marinated children's safety and implemented a quality environment that children could thrive in.