Kent Quality Mark

The Kent Quality mark is a quality improvement tool that builds upon the strong practice that already exists in the county. It supports practitioners to improve outcomes for children through:

A commitment to improving outcomes for all children

A leadership focus on continuing quality improvement

A commitment to continuous professional development for all staff

An ethos of refective practice to inform improvement planning

The Kent Quality Mark is underpinned by the principles that have been developed by the National Quality Improvement Network.

The Kent Quality Mark Process will:

Recognise and celebrate existing good practice

Raise the quality of provision and improve outcomes for children and their families

Support and engage practitioners in a process of self-evaluation and action planning

Provide settings with opportunities to become part of local networks and share examples of good practice

The 2011 cohort consisting of 41 settings is now underway and the launch for the 2012 scheme will take place in early May 2012, details of which will be emailed to all eligible settings in due course in the new year.