Accreditations

All BGC South East staff and volunteers are trained in HIGH FIVE’S Principles of Healthy Child Development.

• We have safety and emergency procedures.
• We provide Program equipment and materials that are suitable for your child’s age and ability.
• We encourage participation and input from parents and families.
• We provide what is needed to make sure your child feels safe, welcome, special and leave the Program smiling!

HIGH FIVE’S 5 Principles of Healthy Child Development

1. Participation: Fair opportunities for everyone.
2. Play: Just having fun!
3. Mastery: Learning new skills and being successful.
4. Friends: Opportunities to make and build friendships.
5. Caring Adult: An instructor, coach or leader who shows warmth and genuine interest in all children.

Our Activities

• Are led by a HIGH FIVE trained leader.
• Provide challenges that are suitable for your child’s age and skill level.
• Allow all children to take part, regardless of their abilities.
• Focus on personal best rather than winning.
• Keep children active without too much standing around or waiting.
• Give children choices about what they can do.

Our Leaders

• Are trained in HIGH FIVE’S Principles of Healthy Child Development.
• Show all children respect, honesty and trust.
• Use direct eye contact and smile.
• Speak in a calm and friendly tone of voice.
• Praise children when they try and when they succeed.

The Club uses HIGH FIVE tools to identify, assess, control risks and improve program quality. The QUEST 2 Program assessment tool measures the experience of the child by looking at interactions and Program factors which influence development. It has five sections, including:

Leader to Child Interactions | Child to Child Interactions | Leader to Leader Interactions | Supervision & Safety | Program Characteristics & Support

For more information on HIGH FIVE, please visit: https://www.highfive.org/